3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1298+ words) Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 2 a.m. Lake Mead slipped below 1,050 feet above sea level last week, crossing a sobering threshold as the nation's largest reservoir slides toward historically low water levels.[18] Sitting at just 35% of its total capacity and roughly 180 feet below full pool,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (544+ words) Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would allow water agencies in Nevada, Arizona, and California to explore ways to exchange water supplies across the drought-challenged Colorado River Basin. On Wednesday,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (684+ words) The deaths are part of a larger population decline in the state A multitude of threats, including a horrific rabbit disease, has sent Nevada’s golden eagle population numbers into a death spiral. By Martin J. Kernan February 18, 2026 at 11:00 am This…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) LOS ANGELES -- With the Colorado River's giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (94+ words) Happening at three different locations, the city is participating in City Nature Challenge 2026. The City Nature Challenge is a worldwide community engagement initiative that encourages residents to explore and document local biodiversity. City Nature Challenge 2026 offers Henderson residents a fun…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (973+ words) The little-known river in one of the nation’s harshest deserts is facing pressure from mining companies, solar developers and even AI data centers. Without intervention preventing mining and solar farm development, the river that makes life possible in one of…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/09/2026 01:25 PM EDT Conservationists warn that a federally backed Ioneer project will spur the extinction of an endangered desert wildflower. Tiehm’s buckwheat is a rare desert wildflower that grows in Nevada. Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity Environmentalists…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (545+ words) Kentucky environmental advocates are among a coalition suing to block President Donald Trump's administration from loosening regulations on harmful air emissions from power plants, including neurotoxic metals like mercury and lead. "This dangerous repeal of protections is a giveaway to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (556+ words) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Utah county’s plan to pipe groundwater for Cedar City has united four nearby counties and concerned citizens to fight the project. Farmers, ranchers and others have joined Utah’s Beaver County, Millard County, Juab County, Nevada’s White…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (236+ words) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Lake Mead officials are warning visitors in the Government Wash area about dangerous conditions because of poisons produced by blue-green algae. The toxic Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) was initially reported on March 13. It’s the first of the…...