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Court upholds plan to pipe groundwater to Las Vegas Valley

But in ruling against lawsuit filed by local governments, tribes and environmental groups, federal judge orders Bureau of Land Management to develop plan to repair environmental damage caused by the $15 billion project.

Solar eclipse could affect temperatures, solar power in U.S.

Getting ready to watch the solar eclipse? Bring a sweater along with those special glasses because the mercury could dip as the moon’s shadow crosses the land.

 
Las Vegans follow their passion in chasing the solar eclipse

Sure, Jim Gianoulakis could have stayed in Las Vegas, where the so-called “Great American Eclipse” will peak at about 10:27 a.m. with the moon covering about 72 percent of the sun. But there’s nothing quite like the other-worldly experience of momentary darkness in the middle of the day.

Solar eclipse glasses in high demand as Las Vegas stores sell out

As of Thursday afternoon, the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium’s Astronomy Store was believed to be one of the last — if not the last — places in Las Vegas that hadn’t sold out of the specialized glasses.

Water authority to fund conservation work in Mexico

The Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to spend up to $7.5 million in Mexico over the next 10 years in exchange for more Colorado River water.

 
CCSD reorganization delays partnership with STEM Academy

If all had gone according to Russell Mickelson’s plan, Clark County middle schools would have started the school year this week with additional resources for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Microsoft tests self-flying gliders in rural Nevada

The tech giant tested such technology in Hawthorne, 130 miles south of Reno, last week with the help of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems.

 
Lake Mead skirts shortage for another year

According to projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the reservoir east of Las Vegas will have enough water in it on Jan. 1 to stave off a first-ever federal shortage declaration.