As the Legislature’s interim committee on natural resources comes to close, see what issues won and lost as lawmakers gear up for the 2025 session.
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Unless federal agencies shift their strategies, wildfire damage will only worsen, academics said at a Desert Research Institute summit in Las Vegas.
Four minerals deemed critical by the federal government are currently mined in Nevada. Here’s what you should know.
Water is the focus of the Desert Research Institute’s new curriculum, to be developed alongside the Southern Nevada and Truckee Meadows water authorities.
Nevadans are saving millions in making their homes greener with the help of tax credits. Here’s what you should know.
The decision on water cuts is based on projections for Lake Mead and Lake Powell for the next two years. Here’s what Southern Nevadans should know.
The Imperial Irrigation District will receive millions in Inflation Reduction Act funds to pay farmers in exchange for not using water from the Colorado River.
Here are the main takeaways about Las Vegas and the Colorado River’s future from U.S. Rep. Susie Lee’s second-ever water summit.
Gov. Joe Lombardo released a statewide climate change plan that emphasizes Nevada’s mining industry and promotes clean energy.
The advisory from the Clark County Division of Air Quality is in response to storms that blew dust into the Las Vegas Valley.
A rush to develop solar energy near Pahrump is taking shape in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada.
Home insurance carriers are denying new applications and canceling current policies more than ever before because of wildfire risk.
During Las Vegas’ record-breaking summer, the Clark County coroner’s office released data about heat-related deaths so far this year.
As the nation’s driest state debates how to mine lithium, three techniques emerge with their own pitfalls.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell may be out of luck as water managers gear up for a dryer La Niña year.