A proposal to expand the Castle Mountain gold mine south of Las Vegas would create jobs, but could revive the 2017 conflict over the size of the Mojave National Preserve. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments for the second expansion of the mine, which would expand the mine by 1,800 acres. During his first term, President Donald Trump left the mine off a list for reductions, but California Republicans and Canada’s NewCastle Gold wanted the 21,000-acre preserve scaled back. “It was designated for one purpose: to prevent…
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s trial against social media site Snapchat, which alleges harmful design for children, has been allowed to continue after the Nevada Supreme Court denied an appeal. Snapchat had previously attempted to dismiss the case, but the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the lawsuit could continue. Across the country, Snapchat and other social media companies are in courts over similar issues of alleged harmful practice and its impacts on young people. “I don’t think social media is inherently dangerous – it can be,” said Benjamin Morse, a social media…
New Mexico Begins Investigating Allegations of Abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch Property. As victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s multinational sex trafficking operation continue to push for justice, New Mexico authorities look into allegations of buried bodies at Epstein’s Zorro ranch, about 30 miles from Santa Fe. In other news, a study finds that the right cognitive training can reduce dementia risk over two decades, and California’s mental health diversion is applied to a perjury case involving a retired California Highway Patrol officer. Last week, New Mexico lawmakers approved an investigation into…