In rural Nevada, a team of Desert Research Institute scientists is testing the limits of ground penetrating radar in a new way: using it to locate lost burial sites at a nearly forgotten cemetery.

Lobbyist Tyre Gray will be the new head of the Nevada Mining Association as its leader of five years, Dana Bennett, steps down from her post as president.

Dana Bennett, the first woman to head the Nevada Mining Association, led the old industry in a changing Nevada. A 30-year veteran in the public policy arena, Bennett said she plans to retire on Jan. 31 to enjoy a slower pace and spend more time with family.

This edition of Indy Environment, our weekly newsletter on water, land and climate issues, looks at a wild horse proposal from the Humane Society, where the climate change conversation might move next and why Rep. Mark Amodei sees an opportunity in the Navy's proposed expansion of its Fallon range.

Sandoval’s tenure was marked by debates over perennial issues for Nevada: water, land and development. The governor entered the fray in arguments over rooftop solar, siting renewable energy projects, public land expansions, grazing rights, drought policy, and controversial rules to protect the sage grouse, an imperiled bird that reflects the tension between development and conservation.