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Vegas-sized solar project could come to Nevada's smallest county; residents not thrilled
Esmeralda County is known for its vast swaths of rugged, undeveloped mountains and basins. And that’s how its residents like it. Fewer than 750 people — just one per every five square miles — call Esmeralda home, making it the least populated county in …