Some hiking trails in the Spring Mountains will be open over Memorial Day weekend, but others remain off-limits due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Hillary.
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.
The Clark County School Board has recommended closing Lundy Elementary School because of damage attributed to Tropical Storm Hilary.
Two independent genetic labs tested the DNA of samples collected from Elko County after wildlife officials thought they had seen a gray wolf pack.
Nevada has the highest percentage of public lands of any state in the country. The majority of it is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Farmers have shown overwhelming interest in getting paid to retire rights to pump groundwater in rural Nevada. Could a state-run program save the water below us?
Nevada lawmakers signed onto a letter with more than 30 other members of Congress on Monday, calling for more federal funds to help address drought in the West, which is only expected to intensify.
A Bureau of Land Management proposal would place a Metropolitan Police Department substation on about 7 acres of public land in the northeast valley.
Starting Wednesday, Las Vegas Valley homeowners will be allowed to water their lawns up to six days a week, excluding Sundays.
The National Park Service has increased its monitoring of the hot springs area along the Colorado River to ensure that it remains safe for swimming.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife is asking the public for help in identifying two suspects. If not found by rangers, the turkeys would have died in the wild.
This year’s so-called “cicada-geddon” spreading across the East Coast will not reach Nevada. But the Silver State has its own version of the critters.
Las Vegas’ water woes will one day become theirs. Here’s how some Gen Z leaders are diving into the problem headfirst.
The two-day event brought Nevada’s Indigenous people to the forefront, allowing Las Vegans to gain an appreciation for those who inhabited the land before them.
Multiple government bodies are attacking the problem of forever chemicals head on, especially with new regulations handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The public can sway what a federal agency does when deciding if a project should move forward, thanks to the National Environmental Policy Act.