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Despite a wet winter that swelled the Colorado River’s reservoirs this year, Lake Mead will head into 2024 under a federal water shortage for a third consecutive year.
The high court heard arguments over water rights in a case that could set significant precedent for how the driest state in the nation manages the precious resource.
Rising temperatures have sapped more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River over the last two decades, a recent study shows.
The water authority wants to pay Southern Nevadans to plant shade trees to maintain and grow the region’s tree canopy.
The Bureau of Land Management has formally paused a plan to drill for lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is inhabited by federally protected species.
Las Vegas kicked off this year using far less water than previous years. But a dry outlook for the rest of summer could put a dent in those water use reductions.
Nevada is the first state in the nation to give a local water agency the power to limit individual home water use.
As much as one-third of Nevada’s normal share of the Colorado River would stay in Lake Mead, but officials say Las Vegas has been getting ready for this for years.
A bill that advocates pitched as a major step toward fixing Nevada’s growing groundwater problem was all but dead in the state Legislature on Friday.
If the bill were to become law, Nevada would be the first state to give a water agency the power to cap the amount of water that flows into individual homes.
The Nevada Assembly voted 30-12 in favor of a wide-ranging water conservation bill that could lead to caps on residential water use in Las Vegas.
After dropping more than 50 feet since 2000, latest forecasts show Lake Mead rising by roughly 22 feet by the end of the year.
The two proposals show that “the tools available to the federal government are very blunt,” said John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
Since the 1980s, Southern Nevada has been banking its unused Colorado River water, storing hundreds of billions of gallons away underground and in Lake Mead.
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The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
The new restaurant from the “Cake Boss” star is also a pizzeria that will serve signature pies and Jersey-style sandwiches.
Residents throughout the Las Vegas Valley were reacting to the news that Donald Trump had become the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes.
A new report from Colliers says a new community has emerged as the top income earning spot in the Las Vegas Valley.