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Tag: drought

Posted inGuest opinion

Our lakes our trying to teach us something. Are we learning the lesson?

by John L. Smith August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Nevada, the driest state, is where ranchers and farmers vie for diminishing resources, Indigenous tribes once again must watch their backs and long-coveted water rights, and corporate titans jockey for control of aquifers from Gerlach to Sandy Valley.

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