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How COVID-19 Threatens An Accurate Census Count In The Mountain West
Originally published on April 1, 2020 1:44 pm You probably got a letter in the mail recently from the U.S. Census Bureau asking you to fill out its survey.
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As Private Prisons Push To Keep Costs Down, Workers Can Pay The Price
Originally published on March 9, 2020 5:56 pm Support for our series Private Prison: Locking Down The Facts came from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit news organization […]
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By Noah Glick
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Budget Watchdog Calls For Hiking Oil And Gas Royalty Rates On Federal Lands
Originally published on February 26, 2020 5:35 pm On the 100th anniversary of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the nonpartisan group Taxpayers for Common Sense published a report Tuesday […]
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By Noah Glick
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The Clock Winds Down On The West’s Nuclear Downwinders
Originally published on January 27, 2020 6:11 pm For years during the Cold War, large swaths of land in Nevada were used for atomic weapons testing.
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By Noah Glick
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Coronavirus Outbreak Could Impact Tourism In The Mountain West
Originally published on February 28, 2020 5:32 pm Thousands of cases of the coronavirus have been reported worldwide, with most occurring in China.
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By Noah Glick
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Report Highlights The West’s Air Quality Challenges
Originally published on January 31, 2020 10:24 am About one-third of Americans live in areas that regularly have unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a new analysis out this […]
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Report: Highway Safety Laws In The Mountain West All Over The Road
Originally published on January 30, 2020 10:41 am Every year, road crashes injure millions of Americans, killing tens of thousands and costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Interior Department Disregards Public Comments, Analysis Suggests
Originally published on January 15, 2020 4:10 pm Update, Jan. 15 10:11 a.m.: The Department of Interior has provided a statement, which is now included in this story.
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By Noah Glick
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Raising Minimum Wage Could Reduce Suicide In Mountain West
Originally published on January 10, 2020 5:21 pm As minimum wage goes up, suicide rates go down.
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Poverty Rates Decline As The Mountain West Grows
Originally published on December 30, 2019 6:27 pm Over the last five years, the Mountain West as a whole has experienced a spike in population, while at the same time […]
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Why Nevada’s Democratic Caucuses May Be The Best Early Indicator
Originally published on January 2, 2020 10:18 am The first wave of Democratic voters will soon be making their choice for who they think should be the party’s presidential nominee.
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Wildlife Refuge Or Military Bombing Range? Congress To Decide Fate Of Federal Land In Nevada
Originally published on December 6, 2019 7:40 am The U.S.
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Park Service Mission Undermined By Invasive Animals, Study Says
Originally published on December 4, 2019 3:52 pm Invasive animals are posing a major threat to national parks throughout the country, according to a new paper published in the journal […]
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As Student And Other Household Debts Climb, Coloradans Among The Most Saddled
Originally published on November 20, 2019 5:34 pm U.S. household debt is on the rise again.
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Farm And Forests Hold Huge Potential To Reduce CO2, Study Shows
Originally published on November 26, 2019 8:26 am Agriculture, forestry and other land uses are responsible for about a quarter of human-caused greenhouse gases.
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As California Passes ‘Roadkill Bill,’ Nevada And Wyoming Remain Holdouts
Originally published on October 22, 2019 12:10 pm Most states in the Mountain West allow people to harvest roadkill, and California passed its own “roadkill bill” earlier this week.
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