In Northern Nevada, the Biden administration put an end to a yearslong fight to protect Elko’s Ruby Mountains.

Jeniffer Solis Nevada Current Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountain from oil, gas and geothermal development.

Biden moves to bar oil, gas and geothermal development in a Nevada mountain range for 20 years The lands would remain open to gold mining.

The president's decision to protect Nevada's Ruby Mountains follows strong advocacy from Native American tribes and conservation groups.

The Biden administration is taking steps to protect Nevada's Ruby Mountains from energy developments for the next 20 years.

The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years.

President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains.