The residents of the cowboy town of Elko, Nevada have a massive secret in their backyard. It’s called the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. Just 30 minutes southeast of Elko, rising from northeastern ...
Las Vegas Sun: Proposal would withdraw Nevada’s Ruby Mountains from energy development for 20 years
Proposal would withdraw Nevada’s Ruby Mountains from energy development for 20 years
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Trump slashes protections for Ruby Mountains as Nevada senator vows fight
Though little evidence exists suggesting northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains hold potential for oil production, the Trump administration canceled a Biden-era effort to rule out new leases there for 20 ...
Looking up at elevated points in Nevada's Ruby Mountains - Miss Annabelle/Shutterstock To the uninitiated, it might seem like Nevada and Switzerland have very little in common. After all, one of them ...
President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. The administration said it has ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Forest Service kills plan to seek oil, gas in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
The U.S. Forest Service has struck down an unpopular plan to open federal land in the Ruby Mountains in Northern Nevada for oil exploration. The agency announced Thursday it won’t allow oil and gas ...
Forest Service kills plan to seek oil, gas in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
Back in the 1960s, Nevada state officials devised a way to attract more hunters into the remote Ruby Mountains to boost tourism. Their plan: import and breed a large game bird from the Himalayan ...
SFGate: Ruby Mountains: Nevada's rugged gem / Alpine vistas, lush fields amid isolated cowboy country
Ruby Mountains: Nevada's rugged gem / Alpine vistas, lush fields amid isolated cowboy country