The water authority on Tuesday outlined how it thinks the Colorado River basin states and the federal government can drastically cut back on water use along the dwindling Colorado next year.
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“The common cause that we have to address is climate change induced lower flows,” commission Chair Anne Castle said. “That’s what we have to work on together. It’s not an enemy that we can defeat. It’s one that we have to live with.”
Things have only gotten worse along the river since Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton asked the Western states to come up with conservation plan, and that decline shows no signs of slowing down.
Republican Joe Lombardo will become Nevada’s next governor, making the leap from county sheriff to the state’s top executive office after unseating first-term Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak by a razor-thin margin.
Democrats have a statewide lead of about 9,200 votes in mail-in ballots and in-person early voting, according to secretary of state figures.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., swung through Nevada on Friday to stump for vulnerable Democrats in hopes of boosting turnout among younger voters as the Silver State wrapped up its first week of early voting.
The Review-Journal has been asking voters what they want their would-be elected officials to talk about as Election Day approaches. Here’s what they said.
Amy Tarkanian, Elliot Malin and Jason Guinasso — all of whom endorsed Democratic incumbent Attorney General Aaron Ford for re-election — are suing the executive director of the Nevada Republican Party for defamation.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is asking voters to help set the agenda for the 2022 election campaign by telling us what you want the candidates to talk about.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Southern Nevada Water Authority General Manager John Entsminger are demanding more details about how the federal government will deal with the western drought.
Lake Mead will head into 2023 under a federal water shortage for the second straight year as the worsening drought continues to ravage the West.
Mark Kampf, who repeated the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen, has been appointed Nye County clerk, where he will oversee the 2022 general election.
An Aug. 15 deadline is set for Nevada and other basin states to submit plans to reduce water usage in 2023 by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet to combat drought.
A statewide recount of votes in the gubernatorial primary produced few changes in vote totals for the top two finishers.
Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
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