Mines and Streams

Nevada ranchers say a mining project being pursued by the Bureau of Land Management will permanently alter streams in the area, adversely affecting wildlife and animals that rely on them to survive.

Hills in northern Nevada. (Chris Marshall/CNS)

RENO, Nev. — Nevada ranchers say a mining project being pursued by the Bureau of Land Management will permanently alter streams in the area, adversely affecting wildlife and animals that rely on them to survive.

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