An estimated 98% of cigarette filters are made of plastic fibers, which means they are not biodegradable and can become a form of micro plastic, she said.
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Visitation has more than tripled in the past six years at Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area, leaving officials searching for solutions to address growing, seasonal congestion.
Nevada Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class David Gallagher was remembered as fit, courageous and dedicated at a memorial service Friday at the Clark County Armory.
The City Council approved the new approach, ending a practice of euthanizing free-roaming cats that were deemed unadoptable.
Prices at Nevada gas pumps — the fourth-highest in the country — have been sliding lower and motorists could see them drop even more.
Andrea “Ande” Engleman, a longtime Nevada journalist and head of the state’s press association, has died. She was 79.
A Southern Nevada Highway Patrol trooper unknowingly made a new lifelong friend while working a joint commercial enforcement checkpoint in Reno two weeks ago.
Between 2010 and 2018, the Silver State’s rate of growth in retirement-age residents, about 46 percent, was faster than the national rate of about 30 percent.
The outlook for Lake Mead continues to improve, as forecasters account for a wet winter and a new interstate deal that will leave more water in the reservoir.
The train, which was carrying ammunition, grenades and aluminum oxide, derailed east of Wells on Wednesday morning.