Eleven pedestrians died in September after being struck by vehicles on valley roadways, making it one of the deadliest months on record for pedestrians.
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Volunteers led by Clark County’s Desert Conservation Program released 51 desert tortoises into the Boulder City Conservation Easement on Wednesday.
Nevada is home to more than 300,000 abandoned mines — mines that can kill you in an almost unimaginable number of ways.
“This agreement is based on our region’s strong mining sectors,” Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said in a statement.
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.
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.
When it comes to Lake Mead’s water levels, even the biggest storms that hit Las Vegas aren’t much of a factor.
The amount and intensity of water that fell across the Las Vegas Valley over the weekend could rank up there with some of the biggest floods in the area’s history.
The annual fall drawdown of the Colorado River reservoir is part of an ongoing federal effort to restore populations of two endangered species.
The National Park Service announced that Mike Gauthier, who has been Lake Mead’s acting superintendent since December, will take the permanent reins next month.
Drinking recycled sewage water is gaining steam across the West as cities grapple with the effects of more than two decades of drought that has dwindled water supplies from the Colorado River.
Two environmental groups are trying to stop the Bureau of Land Management from cutting down more than 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forests in eastern Nevada.
The tropical storm brought nearly a monsoon season’s worth of precipitation in just a few days. But that heavy rainfall likely had little effect on Lake Mead’s water levels.
Storms dropped enough water in Southern Nevada that homeowners should be able to keep their sprinkler systems off until next weekend, officials said.
Despite a wet winter that swelled the Colorado River’s reservoirs this year, Lake Mead will head into 2024 under a federal water shortage for a third consecutive year.
Not even Las Vegas’ hottest month on record could knock Lake Mead’s timely rise off course.
The Joshua trees and other plant species burned by the York Fire are likely to never regrow, experts say.
Rising temperatures have sapped more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River over the last two decades, a recent study shows.
Research suggests that cloud seeding can increase snowfall by as much as 10 percent, so it’s no wonder that Nevada — the nation’s driest state — is investing in the practice.
The Las Vegas Valley Water District says a new charge seems to be working as intended — residents are using less water.
Las Vegas kicked off this year using far less water than previous years. But a dry outlook for the rest of summer could put a dent in those water use reductions.