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A new study in the Rocky Mountains has found a steep drop in the number of young American pikas, which are small, high-a...
12/01/2025

A new study in the Rocky Mountains has found a steep drop in the number of young American pikas, which are small, high-altitude mammals known for their distinctive squeaks and rock-pile homes.

Researchers say the 50% decline could be an early sign of deeper ecological shifts as the climate warms.

Along with hotter summers, pikas are also facing lighter and less consistent snowpack, which historically insulates them during winter. On top of that, shifts in alpine vegetation may be affecting their food supply.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2evzekc5
🎙️Reporting by Kaleb Roedel with the Mountain West News Bureau
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After a year of financial trouble and staff cuts, the Northern Nevada International Center (NNIC) has finally received t...
11/28/2025

After a year of financial trouble and staff cuts, the Northern Nevada International Center (NNIC) has finally received the federal money it was owed. But it also comes with a major change in the center’s work.

Under a new federal policy, the U.S. is limiting refugee admissions to 7,500 per year, and many of those spots are being set aside for white South Africans.

The center’s executive director, Carina Black, said the staff does not agree with the policy, but accepting the new arrivals allows the center to continue its mission. The first Afrikaner families are expected to arrive in Reno in December.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2eu8akxb
🎙️Reporting by Maria Palma
📷Northern Nevada International Center

Winter has been slow to arrive around Lake Tahoe, but recent snowfall is finally helping ski season take shape. Still, n...
11/27/2025

Winter has been slow to arrive around Lake Tahoe, but recent snowfall is finally helping ski season take shape. Still, not every resort is seeing the same conditions.

Heavenly Mountain Resort opened on Monday after getting more than 20 inches of new snow in the past week. Northstar is checking conditions day by day. Kirkwood plans to open on Dec. 5.

Palisades Tahoe has delayed its planned Nov. 26 opening and will announce a new opening date once conditions improve. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe is already open.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mvtz7r8n
🎙️Reporting by Maria Palma
📷Kat Fulwider / KUNR Public Radio

Our Center has been a hub for Northern Nevada’s LGBTQ+ community for eight years. Its windows have been smashed twice, b...
11/27/2025

Our Center has been a hub for Northern Nevada’s LGBTQ+ community for eight years. Its windows have been smashed twice, but last week, volunteers found N**i imagery scrawled on the front door for the first time.

Nationally, anti-trans activity has been on the rise. A recent report by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD tracked an average of more than two incidents of vandalism, threats, or assault per day.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/bdz587je
🎙️Reporting by Bert Johnson
📷Bert Johnson/ KUNR Public Radio

According to a Burning Glass Institute report, the employment rate between degree and non-degree holders is at its narro...
11/26/2025

According to a Burning Glass Institute report, the employment rate between degree and non-degree holders is at its narrowest in 30 years.

The unemployment rate for young adults with at least a bachelor’s degree hit 6.2% in June, about one percent higher than six or seven years ago, even as rates for those with less education have declined.

Monica Haynes, director of the bureau of business and economic research at the University of Minnesota Duluth, said factors like AI, tariffs, and the pandemic are pushing the labor market in different directions.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/52j6nwyx
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern, Mariel Day.
📷Graph is courtesy of Burning Glass Institute, image via studioroman

One of the main reasons Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo ordered state lawmakers to Carson City for a special legislative se...
11/25/2025

One of the main reasons Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo ordered state lawmakers to Carson City for a special legislative session was to pass the bill to expand transferable film tax credits to entice movie production to the state.

Supporters called the $1.8 billion in tax breaks a revenue generator that creates union jobs. Opponents called it a Hollywood handout. Ultimately, the bill failed.

Where does the state go from here? Tune in to this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada with host Lucia Starbuck to learn more.

Listen to the episode at KUNR.org or stream it on Apple Podcasts, the KUNR app, or Spotify.

Full episode ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3ke68p4e

For many Nevadans, preparing a budget-friendly Thanksgiving meal this year may require more comparison shopping than usu...
11/25/2025

For many Nevadans, preparing a budget-friendly Thanksgiving meal this year may require more comparison shopping than usual, because of soaring costs.

For a typical 15-pound turkey, it’ll come out to roughly $32 for Nevada families, which is more than an 11% increase in price from last year. A standard 12-ounce can of cranberry sauce rose 46%, increasing from $2.34 to $3.41 nationwide.

Experts point to supply chain issues along with higher packaging and processing costs.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/24vxtv2p
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern James Perez
📷James Perez / KUNR Public Radio

Climate Central forecasts a moderate La Niña winter, which creates a more volatile weather pattern and so it’s harder to...
11/24/2025

Climate Central forecasts a moderate La Niña winter, which creates a more volatile weather pattern and so it’s harder to predict what type of winter Reno can get.

This means everyone should prepare for both a snowy winter and a warm winter and keep up with weather forecasts, so you’re not surprised.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/ypeyxhy5
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern, Oscar Martinez
📷Climate Central

A new study in the journal Science suggests rivers in the arid American West may be doing something unexpected: pulling ...
11/22/2025

A new study in the journal Science suggests rivers in the arid American West may be doing something unexpected: pulling carbon from the atmosphere.

Scientists gathered data from thousands of U.S. river monitoring sites and their results point to a stark geographic split: Western rivers — in Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico — are much more likely to act as carbon sinks than the net carbon emitters found in eastern landscapes.

Taylor Maavara, an aquatic biogeochemist and one of the study’s lead authors, hopes this work will close one of the “big gaps” in our understanding of the global carbon cycle and inform better conservation and climate modeling going forward.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3294arkh
🎙️Reporting by Kaleb Roedel with the Mountain West News Bureau
📷Taylor Maavara

This year Reno’s first freeze was on Nov. 19, a new record. This coincides with a national trend according to a report f...
11/21/2025

This year Reno’s first freeze was on Nov. 19, a new record. This coincides with a national trend according to a report from the policy neutral nonprofit Climate Central.

It found that cities across the country have seen on average a 12-day delay. However, Reno has seen the first freeze arriving up to 40 days later, the most delayed in the entire country.

State climatologist Baker Perry, said the urban heat effect in Reno is more evident when compared to other areas like Boca Reservoir and Winnemucca with similar climates. These locations have also seen delays, which are directly attributed to climate change.

🔗Hear the full story ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2sw9adpx
🎙️Reporting by KUNR intern, Oscar Martinez
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