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Sheep rancher Gracian Uhalde (right) shows Meg Mills-Novoa an access road on his Steptoe Valley property, which a pumped storage hydropower developer proposed using without consent. Construction of a geothermal plant in Dixie Valley has halted over concerns for the endangered Dixie Valley toad. Photos by Sophia Borgias.
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