Nevada’s U.S. senators and three of its congressional representatives are calling on the Department of Interior to act.
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Under the proposed rule, an estimated 36 million workers would gain mandated breaks as well as time for shade and water.
Wrapped in a bitter fight to save Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge from new mining claims, advocates are betting on a tiny fish.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife’s game wardens regularly respond to wildlife-related incidents, and assist Las Vegas and Henderson police when needed.
Nevada is leading the charge in the West when it comes to building electric vehicle battery plants and charging stations, the Environmental Defense Fund says.
After a stormy 2023 that included Tropical Storm Hilary, the National Weather Service is predicting a noticeably weaker monsoon season in Southern Nevada.
In what appeared to be a failed attempt to pitch lithium mining to Amargosa Valley residents, Rover Critical Minerals spoke publicly about its plans for drilling.
The Las Vegas Valley Water District said it conducted 320,000 analyses on more than 55,000 water samples from Lake Mead and other storage reservoirs.
Henderson officials expect to save almost 300,000 gallons of water a year — and some money — with a change it made at the Henderson Multigenerational Complex.
The three Lower Basin states collectively used the least amount of water since 1983, according to a Bureau of Reclamation report.
Lithium abounds in Nevada’s federal lands and could hold the key to moving away from fossil fuels. But some worry about the environmental impact of lithium mining.
The Nye County Commission is responding to concerns about mining claims being established around Amargosa Valley and how they could affect groundwater.
In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
Nevada and much of the Southwest are in for more fire weather days as the Earth warms, according to a new study.
Five-year projections, which the Bureau of Reclamation releases three times a year, are showing that snowpack may have boosted Lake Mead.