The Nevada Senate has passed a bill aimed at reducing plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe.
Lucia Starbuck
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KUNR Public Radio
Kaleb Roedel
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Mountain West News Bureau
The White House is planning to release a proposal that would claw back already approved public media funding. If Congress agrees, local public stations — including KUNR Public Radio — could lose critical support immediately.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
Recent News
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Nearby smoke plumes can drop generation substantially, but smoke that blows in from distant blazes appears to have only a "modest" effect. -
While California has a uniquely unstable insurance market, many of the issues there are increasingly being seen across the West. The state’s previous insurance commissioner says there are things other states can do to stave off more serious problems. -
The ACLU recently acquired documents revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering locations to expand its detention capacity. Some of those locations include private prisons in the Mountain West. -
People who lived near nuclear test and waste sites across the Mountain West and were sickened from their exposure to radiation are hopeful lawmakers will revive a program to help them. It comes amid a day of remembrance for so-called “downwinders". -
A Seattle judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. Multiple states attorneys general joined the two lawsuits following the issuance of the executive order. following multiple nationwide lawsuits. -
China recently banned exports of certain rare earth minerals to the U.S. as part of an ongoing tech war between the two superpowers. With the largest supplier of those minerals out, some experts weigh in on what this means for the growing industry in the Rocky Mountains. -
The Karuk of Northern California are one of many Native peoples with a long tradition of burning their ancestral lands. These practices are key inspiration for an annual prescribed fire training that’s been going on for more than a decade.
En Español
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En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una legislación que haría más fácil deshacerse de los vehículos abandonados de la propiedad pública y privada. -
En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de la REAL ID, los recortes federales para Nevada Humanities y más. -
Gracias a fondos estatales aprobados por la legislatura de Nevada hace dos años, cada vez más jóvenes en todo el estado están llevando su aprendizaje al aire libre — una experiencia que ha resultado transformadora para algunos estudiantes de secundaria.
Nevada State Government
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On Wednesday, Reno officials will decide whether to reverse a 14-year-old policy that was supposed to incentivize redevelopment. -
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto warned Nevada lawmakers that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could strain the state’s budget, health care system, and working families. -
Young Nevadans joined a youth-led lobby day at the state legislature to advocate for bills on gun violence prevention, school lunches, and youth rights.
Lake Tahoe
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As wildfires burn across the Western U.S., a new study using AI technology shows that evacuating a major tourist area in the Mountain West could take more than three times longer than local experts thought. -
Climate change is putting pressure on trails, bridges and roads across the West. The Mountain West News Bureau spoke this week with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about federal efforts to help address the issue. -
The League to Save Lake Tahoe released data from 11 years of 4th of July beach cleanups last week. The data reveals significant improvements in the amount of trash found this year.
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Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
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