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As courts delay Nevada execution, Texas prepares for eighth of 2018

Both states use lethal injection to impose the ultimate punishment, but that’s where the similarities end. Since 2012, Texas has used a single barbiturate to end inmates’ lives while Nevada wants to use an untried three-drug “cocktail.”

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Nevada’s Anaconda Mine removed from EPA Superfund list

An updated list of Superfund cleanup sites nationwide released Monday no longer includes the Anaconda Copper Mine in Nevada, which was removed by Environmental Protection Agency after an agreement was reached with the state.

Nevada OKs $5.1M legal contract for Yucca Mountain fight

The state Board of Examiners approved the expenditure this week after the head of Nevada’s Nuclear Projects Agency said the state lacks the expertise in dealing with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do the work itself.

Federal shutdown would hit workers, contractors and parkgoers hardest

In Nevada, nearly 11,000 federal civilian employees and an unknown number of federal contractors would likely bear the brunt of a closure. But the expected closure of popular recreation area also would hurt tourists and businesses.

Park rangers take over law enforcement duties at Hoover Dam

Changes have come to security at Hoover Dam, with National Park Service rangers taking over law enforcement duties from the now-defunct Bureau of Reclamation police department.