The National Park Service was awarded a grant to address illegal roads in the recreation area in a five-year project.
Alan Halaly
Alan Halaly started covering water and environmental issues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in January 2024. He hails from Florida, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Florida’s student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the Online News Association and the Society of Environmental Journalists. Throughout his career, he has reported across many beats for the Miami Herald, NPR-affiliate WUFT, The Daily Beast and the Miami New Times.
Whether it’s Trump or Harris in the White House come January, the next administration will have tough water decisions to make with direct Nevada impacts.
The measurement of water is widely used across the West in discussions about the Colorado River.
Environmentalists and the Western Shoshone Defense project say the agency violated federal laws meant to protect endangered species and public lands.
The Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act is funding improvements to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Mountain’s Edge Regional Park.
All the way north on Las Vegas Boulevard, the utility is harnessing the power of the sun for the valley’s 2.3 million residents to use.
Started largely during the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to test wastewater have become more regular. Here’s what public health officials have learned.
A group of auto workers, transit advocates and others from across the country visited Nevada’s lithium sites this week. Here’s why.
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge mine will produce enough lithium for 370,000 electric vehicles a year, according to the company.
The driest state in the nation is also the one with the most naturally occurring hot springs. Here are a few that may appeal to Las Vegas residents.
The private nature of state-to-state water negotiations about how to operate the Colorado River and Lake Mead past 2026 often leave the public in the dark.
With the arrival of fall weather in Las Vegas, the National Park Service may soon lift algae advisories at Lake Mohave.
Statewide totals showed 28.1 percent of Saturday ballots were cast by voters registered as Democrats, 52.8 percent by registered Republicans and 19.2 percent by independents.
The federal agency leased 217,000 acres of Nevada’s public lands for geothermal energy development and is making an effort to speed up permitting timelines.
Cooler days are ahead in Las Vegas. But the death toll associated with the region’s broiling heat has risen once again.