Environment

In NASCAR, green no longer just means go: Saturday, March 9, 2013; Motor sports league and its fans embrace environmentally friendly initiatives; By William D'Urso; When NASCAR race cars whip around Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, they’ll be doing it on a fuel that contains 15 percent ethanol. While NASCAR fans may have been hesitant at first toward the move to green, they have since embraced it.

Is fight over storing nuclear waste in Nevada ready to resume?: Wednesday, February 27, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; Congressional lawmakers could resume butting heads over Yucca Mountain next month, when a bipartisan team of senators starts circulating a draft nuclear waste bill.

Sandoval's energy office seeks to expand green building tax rebate program: Tuesday, February 19, 2013; By David McGrath Schwartz; The state’s office of energy wants Nevada lawmakers to expand a property tax rebate program for green buildings, allowing rehabilitation projects of older buildings to qualify for the tax break.

Public land bills introduced, uniting Nevada lawmakers: Thursday, February 14, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; After agreeing to hit the ground running on public lands issues Wednesday, the Nevada delegation kicked things off Thursday with a coordinated drop of their top-priority bills.

Nevada Supreme Court declares wind turbine a nuisance: Thursday, February 14, 2013; By Cy Ryan; Building a 75-foot-tall wind turbine adjacent to a quiet subdivision is a nuisance because, in part, it ruins the scenery and creates noise, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

Closed landfill's makeover complete; officials hail project ridding landscape of malodorous eyesore: Tuesday, February 5, 2013; By Tovin Lapan; Standing on the Sunrise Landfill, a 440-acre swath of terraced land on the eastern fringes of the valley, one immediately notices the spectacular panorama, highlighted by the Strip skyline and snow-capped Mount Charleston. Not noticeable are the 18 million cubic yards of waste buried there beneath dirt and rock. A former stench, which overwhelmed politicians and officials who toured the site 15 years ago and elicited numerous complaints from neighbors, no longer can be detected.

Twice-a-week trash pickup out, once-a-week recycling pickup in: Tuesday, February 5, 2013; By Conor Shine; The Clark County Commission has approved a new single-stream recycling ordinance, bringing big changes in waste pickup for valley residents after years of debate on the issue.

Nevada awaiting court ruling on Yucca Mountain licensing: Tuesday, February 5, 2013; By Cy Ryan; A court is expected to rule in the next few weeks whether the federal government will be forced to go forward with licensing of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

What's the rush on county recycling decision, commissioner wonders: Monday, February 4, 2013; By Conor Shine; If the Clark County Commission passes the single-stream recycling ordinance up for discussion at its Tuesday meeting, it will bring an end to nearly a decade of debate on the issue. But after years of studies, committees and pilot programs, some still feel the process to overhaul waste collection in hopes of boosting recycling in the valley is going too fast.

Opponents say no need to pump water from rural Nevada to Las Vegas: Friday, February 1, 2013; By Cy Ryan; Opponents say the Southern Nevada Water Authority used “obfuscation and distortion” in presenting evidence to justify pumping millions of gallons of water from rural counties, according to a court brief.

Training prop triggered false alarm at test site: Wednesday, January 30, 2013; By Paul Takahashi; The "suspicious item" that caused a scare Tuesday at the Nevada National Security Site turned out to be a training prop that was left behind after an exercise, officials said Wednesday.

At Sandoval's behest, Nevada wildlife director resigns: Wednesday, January 30, 2013; Sandra Chereb, Associated Press; The director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife resigned abruptly Wednesday at the request of Gov. Brian Sandoval following months of pressure from representatives in rural Nevada over deer management and agency efforts to stave off federal protection for sage grouse.

Parking meters, food trucks, Ogden business plans up for Las Vegas council review: Tuesday, January 22, 2013; downtown:; By Conor Shine; The Las Vegas City Council’s meeting Wednesday will be highlighted by several downtown-related items, including changes to parking and new restaurant openings.

County to take another look at changes to promote residential recycling: Tuesday, January 22, 2013; By Conor Shine; Clark County commissioners agree they’d like to see more recycling in the unincorporated parts of the county. With only about 3 percent of recyclable materials from residents in those areas currently finding their way into the red, white and blue bins, there’s lots of room for improvement. What commissioners can’t agree on is how to boost residential recycling, which has been the subject of numerous reviews, studies and committees over the past eight years.

Putting end to Yucca Mountain project ‘within reach,’ state commission says: Monday, January 21, 2013; By Cy Ryan; The state says it is close to winning its long battle to stop high-level nuclear waste from being stored at Yucca Mountain.