The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday will start rounding up wild horses and burros outside of Las Vegas to prevent the degradation of public lands, officials said this morning. No helicopters will be used in ...
April is one of the busiest times of the year at Moon Valley Nurseries on Eastern Avenue, with residents eager to plant trees and bushes to take advantage of the warmer spring weather.
The Biden administration issued a final rule Wednesday aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a potent ...
A parasite dangerous to dogs was discovered in a California section of the Colorado River & local experts aren’t raising any red flags about canines being at risk when visiting the lake ...
Kevin DesRoberts watches as speckled dace and Amargosa pupfish dart through one of the springs at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It’s a sight environmentalists are working to save. “Any changes in the landscape, any alteration of the soil vegetation could wind up changing how water moves across the ...
“Mark Twain said that in Nevada, whiskey is for drinkin’ and water is for fightin’,” said Ira Wines, president and general manager of Ellison Ranching Company. The company, founded ...
A visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist has interrupted one of Las Vegas’ prominent shows. The Bellagio said in a social media post Tuesday that it paused its fountains as it worked with state wildlife officials to rescue a ...
Local air quality and renewable energy advocates met with state Sen. Dina Neal today to urge the EPA and the Biden Administration to follow through on stricter emissions standards for automakers.
A team of researchers at the Desert Research Institute and UNLV is joining forces with other regional universities to study climate challenges in the water-scarce Southwest as part of ...
Temporary pumps will supply an important wetland habitat between Arizona and California with 5,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water while the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation builds an $8 million pumping station to keep the water level consistent for the long haul, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said ...
A program to make people aware of the dangers of potentially cancer-causing radon gas in homes enlists real estate agents to distribute testing kits to their clients. But getting those clients ...
Engineers are taking samples of the Las Vegas Wash’s sandy banks as they prepare for construction of a low dam to prevent erosion caused by water flowing to Lake Mead. The data they gather will support design of a weir ...
John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. Kerry, a longtime senator and secretary of state, was tapped shortly after Joe Biden's November 2020 election to take on the new role ...
Scientists rely on an array of multimillion-dollar weather satellites to determine when and where rain turns into snow in the Nevada mountains. But there’s a fine line between snow and rain at high elevations, one that humans like Paul Eykamp, who lives in the ...
Electric cars are making a dent in Las Vegas’ air pollution, but charging infrastructure is still limited and drivers statewide aren’t adopting the technology fast enough to reach emissions goals. Take Will Gibbs, an Uber driver who swears by his electric 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line and ...
