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Charles Brutlag/Adobe StockA federal judge recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scale back its use of pesticides in all western states. Environmental groups say the ruling is a big step toward protecting rangeland wildlife. -
Courtesy of Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team.Agencies across the Lake Tahoe Basin have signed on to a new 10-year wildfire prevention plan.
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The Washoe County School District is celebrating its largest one-year improvement in student proficiency scores in almost 10 years, according to newly released data from the Smarter Balanced Assessment. -
NPR is joining the Mountain West News Bureau to create a regional newsroom that brings together public media organizations across seven Western states, including KUNR Public Radio. -
A new study finds that human emissions are the main culprit behind the decades-long drought that ebbs and flows across the Western U.S. Scientists warn the drier pattern could become the new normal, with major implications for water supplies. -
This past Saturday, oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau joined Keep Tahoe Blue for a special event at UNR’s Lake Tahoe campus. It’s part of a new speaker series focused on protecting our waters. KUNR’s Maria Palma spoke with Cousteau and Keep Tahoe Blue’s Jesse Patterson just hours before the event. They talked about Lake Tahoe, the future of our water, and what connects a mountain lake to the world’s oceans. -
A new study led by the University of Michigan shows that large livestock farms are polluting the air across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. Researchers say these impacts are felt hardest by nearby communities, where people of color often live. -
Learn how Nevada’s political journalists cover our state on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City. This free event will be moderated by KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck with a panel of Northern Nevada-based journalists in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums. -
A majority of farms in the United States are considered small, and Nevada is no different. Many provide food right back to the local community. But it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for them to survive. That’s the case for one family-operated farm in Fallon. -
En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una demanda contra el DMV presentada por la ACLU de NEvada por no hacer públicos todos los documentos relacionados con su cooperación con el ICE -
The library budget will remain flat until next July. But it’s unclear how it’ll look after that. -
A California trauma surgeon helped civilians in Gaza hospitals. CodePink Reno invited the doctor for a community conversation.
