Nevada's Environmental Legacy: Progress or Plunder

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Nevada’s Environmental Legacy Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Nevada’s Environmental Legacy p r o g r e s s o r p l u n d e r James W. Hulse University of Nevada Press r e n o & l a s v e g a s Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Series Editor: Michael Green University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2009 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Kathleen Szawiola Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hulse, James W. Nevada’s environmental legacy : progress or plunder / James W. Hulse. p. cm. — (Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-87417-769-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Nevada—Environmental conditions. 2. Environmental policy— Nevada—History. 3. Natural resources—Nevada—History. 4. Nature—Effect of human beings on—Nevada—History. 5. Environmental degradation—Nevada—History. I. Title. ge155.n3h85 2009 333.709793—dc22 2008041467 The paper used in this book is a recycled stock made from 30 percent post-consumer waste materials, certified by fsc, and meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. f i r s t p r i n t i n g 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 For our Grandchildren, Who will Harvest What We Planted ...