Solvej Nielsen
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Pexels
Western states have pumped a Lake Mead’s worth of groundwater in recent years. What does that mean for those relying on the shrinking Colorado River?
Kristen DeSilva
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Nevada Public Radio
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Local leaders want to shore up roads and water infrastructure for Washington County's future growth. Conservationists worry it could open the door to privatizing Western landscapes. -
Last week, a big move was made in a Congressional committee you don’t hear a lot about. Nevada Representative Mark Amodei added a budget amendment to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Nevada so it can be developed. -
Top water negotiators declined to speak at an upcoming conference amid closed-door meetings about the future of the water supply for 40 million people. -
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Mojave Max, the desert tortoise who serves as a mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program, has not yet emerged from brumation, officials say, but don't worry, he's OK.
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A bill that passed the Nevada Senate on Tuesday could acknowledge that sovereign tribal nations are on the same level as municipalities in matters of environmental notice. -
Every year, we watch snowfall in the Rocky Mountains to see if enough snowmelt trickles down the Colorado. And we watch managers of water in Colorado River states to see if they can come up with a good new plan to conserve more water. -
Two recent earthquakes disrupted the Nevada habitat of one of the world's rarest fish, the Devils Hole pupfish, drastically reducing their population, officials said this week. -
Federal land managers have canceled their proposal to withdraw about 264,000 acres of public land in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains from oil, gas and geothermal development. -
Powwows are important cultural events for Indigenous tribes, and a notable one is coming to UNLV this weekend, called Powwow for the Planet.
