In a new public-private partnership, MGM Resorts International is committing $500,000 to make preexisting conservation programs more worthwhile for its employees.
Alan Halaly
Water Reporter
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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.
A coalition is asking the BLM to cancel permitting for the project, proposed to wipe out more than 2,000 acres of desert tortoise habitat west of Las Vegas.
These species, listed under the Endangered Species Act, are at risk of being lost from the only place they exist in the world — Nevada.
After each group of states submitted vastly different proposals for how to distribute water after 2026, state negotiators still don’t agree on a path forward.
The water district made more than $32 million in its first year of charging its biggest water users punitive fees, data obtained by the Review-Journal shows.
The funding from a U.S. Department of Agriculture program will be used to replace a water tank and to install water lines and fire hydrants.
Nevada Assemblyman Howard Watts and two green energy experts are calling on a federal agency to update energy codes for the construction of new apartments and homes across the country.
Though snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin isn’t as impressive as last year, the National Weather Service said there is good news this year.
The agency needs more time to evaluate impacts to the sage-grouse, which relies on the distinct sagebrush habitat.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife has euthanized about 10 coyotes in the area — and says the bites are a direct result of human activity.
The Lower Basin states, which include Nevada, want the Upper Basin states to shoulder water cuts, too. Those states don’t agree.
A new, increased rebate is making taking out your thirsty grass that much more worthwhile this year.
A yellow-billed loon, a rare bird that breeds in the Arctic and along the northern Pacific Ocean, had taken up residence at the famous Bellagio fountains.
The plan, which would save 3 million acre-feet by the end of 2026, comes before states are expected to announce proposals for after 2026.
Lake Manly, atop a salt flat, was formed after a deluge of rain over the past six months flooded the national park in California.