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20 farming families use more water from the Colorado River than some states

Tens of millions of people — and millions of acres of farmland — rely on the Colorado River’s water. But as its supply shrinks, these farmers get more water from the river than entire states.

 
Officials advise tourists to postpone travel to Lake Tahoe

Firefighters battling a stubborn California wildfire Friday near the Lake Tahoe resort region faced gusty winds and dry conditions that made vegetation ready to burn.

Nevada won’t add a House seat in latest census

Nevada didn’t gain or lose a congressional seat, but new population figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday showed a political shift from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

Strong winds create traffic problems for Burning Man visitors

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting that strong winds are creating traffic problems for visitors to the Burning Man festival in Northern Nevada. “Expect intermittent closures at the entrance to the event,” the NHP said via Twitter.

 
Fossil from Nevada cave spurs discovery of extinct horse

Horse bones found in Gypsum Cave in the 1930s were so well preserved they were mistaken for modern equines and filed away in museums. Now they have helped identify a new type of extinct, stilt-legged horse that vanished eons ago.