In a made-for-TV visit to the proposed burial site for the nation’s nuclear waste in Nye County, Nevada’s senior senator vows to block efforts to restart licensing process.
Henry Brean
Reporter: Environment
Email: hbrean@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0350
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.
Rep. Steven Horsford joined outdoor advocates Wednesday at a North Las Vegas park to call for more funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Lawmakers approve a resolution opposing the Air Force’s push to expand its bombing range farther into the Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Las Vegas Valley Water District both OK’d budgets this week reflecting bond-funded spending on big construction projects.
Las Vegas has seen some strange weather so far in 2019, with unusually cool, wet conditions that set records and helped reduce water use.
The cooperative plans calls for Nevada, Arizona and, eventually, California to voluntarily cut their river use and leave more water in Lake Mead.
The 137-year-old rifle was discovered leaning against a tree in Great Basin National Park in 2014, 300 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
At least six park rangers who normally patrol public land near Las Vegas have been dispatched to the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months under a surge program adopted by the Trump administration last year.
The accident highlights continuing problem of commercial truck drivers using roads in the park that they are not authorized to travel, park officials say.
The agency announces plans to burn debris starting Tuesday in the upper Cathedral Rock Picnic Area high in Kyle Canyon, weather conditions permitting.
The parcels were bought by the park service for $224,600 from the Mojave Desert Land Trust, a California nonprofit that buys land for conservation purposes.
While overall pollen levels have been about normal, the wet winter created a bumper crop of ragweed that is still spreading misery after blooming later than usual.
Death Valley National Park has released its final plan for managing the remote Saline Valley hot springs and the naked regulars who like to soak in them.
Instead of revising the entire resource management plan for Clark County and southern Nye County, Bureau of Land Management officials will use “smaller, focused RMP amendments” to address land-use issues.
The Goldstrike Canyon and White Rock Canyon trails will be closed from May 15 until Sept. 30 under seasonal restrictions.