Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development. The U.S. Forest Service said the ...

As President Joe Biden nears the end of his time in office, his administration is proposing lasting protections for a mountain range commonly referred to as the “Swiss Alps of Nevada.” Even though ...

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters) – The Biden administration on December 30 took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years. The Interior ...

Conservationists are bashing the latest move to open more federal land in Nevada to oil exploration, this time in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County. The U.S. Forest Service is studying whether to make ...

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 ...

When Lisa Eriksen wants a break from town life she heads to the Ruby Mountains near Elko, a range that’s been called the Swiss Alps of Nevada. Eriksen, who has a botany degree, relishes the range as ...

It’s almost time for the Forest Service to make a recommendation on a proposal to offer oil and gas leases in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. But first the agency is giving the public another chance to weigh ...