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 ...

President Biden is moving to restrict oil and gas leases in the Ruby Mountains for 20 years, a plan proposed just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office.

The president's decision to protect Nevada's Ruby Mountains follows strong advocacy from Native American tribes and conservation groups.

Prospectors have established dozens of active mining claims in the Ruby Mountains, according to Nevada Division of Minerals data. “This is a historic step,” Cortez Masto said in a statement ...

The Biden administration takes bold action to protect 264,000 acres of Nevada's Ruby Mountains from energy development for ...

Fishing in the Ruby Mountains. (Courtesy, Russell Kuhlman, Nevada Wildlife Federation) Hiking in the Ruby Mountains. (Courtesy, Russell Kuhlman, Nevada Wildlife Federation) Camping in the Ruby ...

Snowpacks in Nevada are off to a promising start, but whether the state will see another generous winter and hardy water year ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — 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 ...

Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years. The Interior Department ...