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Aging Hoover Dam may get $45M for maintenance

It will take tens of millions of dollars to repair and improve the dam over the next 10 years, officials estimate.

 
Popular Red Rock Canyon trail getting a makeover

About $27 million is dedicated to improving Nevada’s public lands through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Will these 5 Nevada species go extinct?

These species, listed under the Endangered Species Act, are at risk of being lost from the only place they exist in the world — Nevada.

Future of Lake Mead still unclear as negotiations flare

After each group of states submitted vastly different proposals for how to distribute water after 2026, state negotiators still don’t agree on a path forward.

 
Workers battle the heat — no A/C, no shade, no water breaks

Most heat complaints to Nevada OSHA were about a lack of air conditioning, causing temperatures to soar and workers feeling nauseous, fatigued and dizzy.

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