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A document detailing the lithium project’s potential harm to air quality, water resources and more is now available for review.
The draft environmental impact statement for protecting the endangered Tiehm’s buckwheat at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine won’t be publicly available until April 19.
Snowpack numbers for the Rocky Mountains are above the median, but whether that will translate to better water levels for Lake Mead and Nevada is unclear.
Tubes at Glen Canyon Dam might be damaged, threatening future deliveries from Lake Powell if water levels get too low, the Bureau of Reclamation said.
Estimates place the fish’s numbers below what they were in the fall, but scientists are soothed by how many young fish they saw.
In the drought-stricken Southwest, understanding your connection to water is paramount. These four books can help you do just that.
More than 200 locals spent their Saturday morning placing native plants along the Las Vegas Wash to help prevent erosion and further water filtration.
Advocates say the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners and the Nevada Commission on Natural Resources don’t reflect the state’s gender, racial diversity.
Desert gold wildflowers sprawl for acres in certain parts of the Amargosa Basin, west of Las Vegas and just past the California border.
A new study paints the clearest picture so far of how the Colorado River is consumed across the basin. Thirsty crops account for more than half total water use.
It could take up to three months for the Nevada Department of Wildlife to confirm whether the animals are, in fact, wolves.
Though it poses no immediate risk to the water supply, a new study found drugs in increased concentrations at the wash after big events, including EDC and the NFL draft.
It will take tens of millions of dollars to repair and improve the dam over the next 10 years, officials estimate.
A lawsuit by an environmental group seeks to force the Bureau of Land Management to develop plans to preserve Gold Butte and Basin and Range national monuments.