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West’s megadrought the worst in 1,200 years, study says

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

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Congressional Republicans want Nevada monuments cut back

In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, members of the all-GOP Congressional Western Caucus, including Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei, urge the reduction or repeal of 19 of the 22 national monuments currently under review.

Income inequality gap continues to widen in Nevada, 7 other states

Nevada is one of just eight states that saw a slight increase in income inequality from 2014 to 2015, according to new census data that raise questions about the evenness of the state’s economic recovery.

‘Maximum flood’ in Death Valley could keep Scotty’s Castle closed through 2019

The National Park Service now says it could take until 2019, or later, to reopen Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park after the early 20th century mansion was damaged by a historic deluge in October that engineers are now calling a “probable maximum flood event.”

Judge: Evict ‘free rider’ polygamous families

A Utah judge said Friday that hundreds of people living in Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border who have collectively failed to pay millions in occupancy fees for their houses should be evicted.

Baker’s giant thermometer to shine once again

A giant thermometer rising from the Southern California desert will once again be a beacon for tourists headed to and from Las Vegas.