– Olin Feuerbacher/USFWS
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.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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It’s been a very hot summer, with temperature records falling almost daily. -
In May and June, we broke 28 heat records. That affects people, and it can play hell on your gardens and trees. -
The Bureau of Land Management has opened nominations for a Monument Advisory Committee to help manage Nevada’s Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. -
Over about the last two months, Nevada has broken temperature records 28 times, and many have suffered as a result. -
Australia-based Ioneer says the mine it wants to dig in the Nevada desert would more than quadruple U.S. production of lithium needed to speed production of electric vehicles and build the batteries needed for other clean electricity projects. -
A multi-billion dollar project to connect solar projects around with more than 400 miles of power lines is one step closer to final approval. -
Las Vegas broke yet another heat record on Wednesday, reaching temperatures of 115 degrees or above for more than four consecutive days. -
With a heatwave persisting across the West, Las Vegas broke its all-time heat record on Sunday at 120 degrees Fahrenheit. -
Southern Nevada’s federal delegation are calling on the federal government to prohibit mining on public land in the fragile Amargosa River watershed, an effort pushed by locals in the area for months. -
A visitor to Death Valley National Park died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees F this weekend.
