The money will go toward the planting of about 3,000 trees in neighborhoods surrounding UNLV and in east Las Vegas, the Historic Westside and some parts of North Las Vegas.
Colton Lochhead
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.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is planning to release high amounts of water into the wash over a three-day period.
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 Democratic-controlled Legislature may have to compromise on environmental priorities after Republican Joe Lombardo defeated former Gov. Steve Sisolak.
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.
The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee Thursday approved $100 million in funding for water conservation projects across the state.
Seven of Nevada’s 17 rural counties are exploring to returning to the days of hand-counted paper ballots because of fears of election fraud stemming from the 2020 election.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo skipped the forum, drawing criticism from other candidates
The U.S. on Monday announced plans to ease international airline travel restrictions to allow vaccinated foreign nationals to once again travel to the country starting this fall.
With the end of the state’s moratorium looming, Nevada lawmakers unveiled a bill Thursday aimed at helping renters who are facing eviction when it expires.
Cannabis Compliance Board investigators found six employees working without required licenses at Nevada Medical Group.
NV Energy is encouraging its customers to conserve energy because of high demand throughout the West but says it doesn’t anticipate blackouts due to higher power use.
A group seeking to recall Gov. Steve Sisolak from office fell well short of its goal, gathering just 33,105 total signatures out of the 243,995 needed.