States, cities, farmers, tribes and environmental groups shared comments as part of the process for rewriting the rules that govern how the Colorado River will be managed.
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A rare tiny butterfly found only in a remote stretch of Northern Nevada is inching closer to federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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.
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.
Environmental groups say they have received mixed messages from the BLM and the agency’s attorneys over the project’s status.
After pushback, the BLM said it will require a full environmental review for Rover Metals’ lithium drilling project outside Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Of 38 lakes and reservoirs tested, Lake Tahoe came in with the third-highest concentration of microplastics, according to the study published in Nature.
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.