Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took time out from a two-day visit to the world’s largest firearms industry expo in Las Vegas Friday to help clean up public land trashed by target shooters just south of the valley.
Henry Brean
Reporter: Environment
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Henry Brean writes about water and the environment for the Review-Journal, where he has worked since 2003. A native of Tucson, Arizona, he earned his journalism degree from the University of Missouri before returning to the desert as a reporter and editor for the Pahrump Valley Times.
A dedicated solar array 375 miles away near Fallon will supply renewable energy to power the $1.5 billion development soon to begin construction on the site of the former Desert Inn Golf Club, just east of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore.
Authorities are offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the poaching of a pregnant elk at Zion National Park while staff was on furlough Saturday.
The National Park Service plans to shut off access to Dantes View for two months beginning Monday for construction of new viewing platforms, improved parking and other upgrades.
More than 200 people turned out for the hearing at Aliante Hotel in North Las Vegas to weigh in on Air Force’s plans to expand its vast training range and close off more of Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas.
The remains of an adult moose were found on Christmas Day 20 miles southeast of the Northern Nevada town of Jarbidge. The animal’s head and much of its meat were taken, suggesting the work of a poacher or poachers.
With their federal funding restored, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Lake Mead National Recreation Area resumed normal operations Tuesday morning.
Minor inconveniences were the order of the day Monday, as Congress limped toward a temporary funding measure aimed at ending the shutdown after less than 72 hours.
Periods of below-average snowpack have become increasing common in some Western mountain ranges, including some caused by “wet” drought that results when mountain areas usually blanketed with snow get rain instead.
The government shutdown won’t completely close national parks, including Red Rock Canyon and Lake Mead recreational areas, but the extent of the impacts are unclear.
The Kilopower project, currently undergoing testing at the Nevada National Security Site, aims to develop a small, safe and reliable source of electricity for extended stays on the red planet or unmanned scientific missions in deep space.
A monthly report by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation offers a slightly sunnier outlook for the reservoir than it did in December, though both projections say the lake east of Las Vegas will finish the year about 5 feet lower than it is now.
Sessions to gather input on the plan to expand the Nevada Test and Training Range by 301,507 acres are planned in Caliente, Alamo, North Las Vegas, Beatty and Tonopah starting Wednesday.
In 1990, federal officials listed the Mojave Desert species as threatened across its range, touching off a series of new regulations and initiatives aimed at saving the long-lived reptile.
The contamination was found in three kitchen sinks, not drinking supplies, at Dondero, Stanford and Indian Springs elementary schools. Spot testing at other schools is contining.