[CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: Senator proposes alternative to Fallon Range expansion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cortez Masto unveils alternative for naval air station expansion

By Jeniffer Solis 
Nevada Current
October 13, 2020

An effort to triple the size of a naval air station near Fallon continues to draw ire from conservationists, tribes and rural county officials but some groups are amenable to an alternate plan.

Last week, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto proposed an alternative to a Navy proposal to take more than 660,000 acres of public land for bomb testing and military training activities.

The Fallon Naval Air Station already covers nearly 230,000 acres including four bombing ranges and a ground training area for the U.S. Navy SEALs. 

The Congressional legislation that authorizes the Navy to occupy most of the land is set to expire in 2021 and will need Congress to renew the land withdrawal. 

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For the entire article, see
https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2020/10/13/cortez-masto-unveils-alternative-for-naval-air-station-expansion/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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