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I am twenty miles or more from the nearest fellow human. But instead of loneliness I feel loveliness. Loveliness and a quiet exultation. — Edward Abbey, Desert Solitude
Ash Meadows is mentioned at end of article. #AshMeadows #Amargosa
5 Nevada environment stories to watch in the new year
Climate change is on Nevada’s doorstep. Here are the biggest issues Las Vegas should watch this year and beyond.
www.reviewjournal.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Took a drive up signed Trail Canyon but actually Rock Creek Road. Was planning to loop over to Chiatovich and back to Fish Lake. Missed the USFS 2023 PR citing closure at the B&B Mercury Mine. What a toxic mess left behind by the mining co., that extracted, but was underfunded (bankrupt) 4 cleanup.
September 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Just came back from Fish Lake. Stopped at the park, and saw this.
September 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's July 2, 2025. Almost $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid will impact all hospitals but especially those in rural areas. The Senate passed their bill. It will now be voted on in the House. Demand that your US Representative vote "NO" on this travesty: (202) 224-3121. Kevin Kiley for Inyo County.
July 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
For anyone following the 1.2 million acre public lands sell-off in the Big Beautiful Bill currently under review in Congress, it's not dead yet. Apparently, the Senator from Utah is still trying to get a watered-down version inserted.
Mike Lee Tries to Sneak Public Land Sale Back Into 'Big, Ugly Bill' Ahead of Senate Vote | Common Dreams
Ahead of an expected vote on Republicans' budget reconciliation package, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived his effort to sell off public lands.
www.commondreams.org
June 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Historian Timothy Snyder puts the White House meeting with Zelensky into perspective with his first Substack video. “I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence.”
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Peltier is free to go home. Finally.
January 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM