[CPEO-MEF] NATIVE PEOPLE, NOISE, EXPANSION: "Nevada fight over bombing range pits tribes vs. U.S. Navy"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Nevada fight over bombing range pits tribes vs. U.S. Navy

Associated Press
April 26, 2020

FALLON, Nev. (AP) - On any given day, the remote desert valleys of central Northern Nevada can feel like the most peaceful places on earth. 

Until the noise from the jets arrives. 

Sometimes the disruption is nothing more than a low rumble beyond a distant horizon that quickly fades back to silence. 

Other times it turns into an ear-splitting roar that rattles windows and frightens cattle and wildlife. 

To some native Paiute and Shoshone people in the region, the thunderous sound from Navy jets serves as a reminder of the damage caused by military expansion in their communities. They worry a proposed base expansion could broaden the damage.

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For the entire article, see
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/apr/26/nevada-fight-over-bombing-range-pits-tribes-vs-us-/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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