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Dangerous Gold Butte Monument mine shaft entrances being closed

Using airlifted supplies, a crew is closing the entries to 42 abandoned mines scattered throughout Gold Butte National Monument, plugging some and grating others to allow wildlife to use them as shelters.

 
Nevada Politics Today: Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore

Federal prosecutors should face criminal charges for actions they took in prosecuting the Bundys, according to Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. Fiore has been on the frontlines of confrontations between the Bundys and the federal government and is their closest elected ally.

 
Stakeholders fume over Zinke’s shortened Nevada monuments visit

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s cancellation of planned meetings with tribal leaders and Rep. Dina Titus prompted an angry news conference Monday at which they accused him of not wanting to hear “the whole story.”

 
Zinke caps review of Nevada monuments with Bunkerville visit

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke to reporters Sunday evening in Bunkerville as he wrapped up a much-anticipated visit to Southern Nevada that included a hike at Gold Butte National Monument and a stop at Basin and Range National Monument to see American Indian rock art.