Environmentalists have filed an application with the federal government to list the Amargosa toad, found only in the Oasis Valley northwest of Las Vegas, as an endangered species.
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Two independent genetic labs tested the DNA of samples collected from Elko County after wildlife officials thought they had seen a gray wolf pack.
Multiple government bodies are attacking the problem of forever chemicals head on, especially with new regulations handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency.
These species, listed under the Endangered Species Act, are at risk of being lost from the only place they exist in the world — Nevada.
The winter count of the Moapa dace fish, which exists in six miles of streams and springs in the Muddy River system near Moapa, involved multiple agencies.
An ancient volcanic lakebed on the Nevada-Oregon border could hold the largest known deposit of lithium in the world, according to a recent study.
Rising temperatures have sapped more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River over the last two decades, a recent study shows.
Before it hits a glass, water taken directly from Lake Mead, the Colorado River or the underground water table must run through two Southern Nevada Water Authority facilities.
The White House announced on Monday its allocations of $42.5 billion to all 50 states and U.S. territories as part of the “Internet for All” initiative.
Once a tropical sea, the site — part of Nevada’s Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park — now sits in a dry, dusty landscape near an abandoned mining town.
The Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada has received roughly $19 million in grants to enhance internet services for 11 tribes in the state as part of the Biden administration’s Internet for All initiative.
Everyone in Vegas seems to have a wind story this year. Maybe it’s a gust knocking down an unsuspecting pedestrian, a set of patio furniture ending up in a neighbor’s yard or dust covering your car.
Two Nevada paleontologists have had their paper describing the state’s first unique dinosaur accepted for publication in a science journal.
Plans for a mountain bike park at Lee Canyon ski resort cleared a significant hurdle after the company settled a federal lawsuit brought aiming to protect an endangered butterfly species.
The light show of the year is coming to an end soon and you can see it over Las Vegas or watch a livestream.
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