More than 32,000 people are voicing opposition to the Air Force's plan to expand its bombing range north of Las Vegas.
A coalition of conservation groups said its supporters were responsible for the thousands of comments submitted by Thursday’s deadline for public input on the proposal.
The Air Force wants to add some 300,000 acres to the Nevada Test and Training Range, which already covers more than 2.9 million acres in Clark, Lincoln and Nye counties.
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The expansion would be carved from the National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas – which provides protection to bighorn sheep and other wildlife.