The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Nevada
On lithium mining, lawmakers heard from industry advocates and environmentalists about the burgeoning future of the industry.
County fair horse races in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
As part of the Oakland Athletics’ nonrelocation agreement, the team could play seven home games per season away from Las Vegas and its planned Strip ballpark.
The Nye County Commission is responding to concerns about mining claims being established around Amargosa Valley and how they could affect groundwater.
State officials ask those who’ve already received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine to assess if they’re at increased risk for COVID-19 because of their job.
Fatalities and hospitalizations bucked a trend of improvement in key COVID-19 metrics as the county recorded 687 new coronavirus cases and 28 deaths.
Details on just who is covered by the latest recommendation from the federal government remain sparse after the agency approved extra shots for occupational groups.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 464 new coronavirus cases and 29 additional deaths during the preceding day, the Southern Nevada Health District says.
Clark County on Tuesday saw significant decreases in several major COVID-19 metrics, reporting 416 new coronavirus cases and 15 deaths during the preceding day.
Meanwhile, new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and test positivity rate all trended lower over the weekend, the Southern Nevada Health District reports.
The state passed the latest in a year-and-a-half’s worth of grim milestones on Friday as the state’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 7,000.
Two week averages for both new cases and deaths in the county have declined from recent peaks of 1,124 new cases per day on Aug. 17 and 22 deaths per day from Aug. 25-28.
The 824 new cases and 986 COVID-19-related hospitalizations were the lowest figures reported by the state since mid-July.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 1,230 new coronavirus cases and 38 deaths over the preceding day as the state’s longer-term COVID-19 metrics all edged higher.