House passes bipartisan public lands bill; next stop president’s desk
WASHINGTON — Major environmental legislation sailed through Congress Wednesday while the nation’s political leaders were stuck in intense negotiations over the contours of a...
For seniors, heat and Covid create ‘a perfect storm for bad things,’ researchers warn
As summertime temperatures climb in Nevada and across the country, baby boomers— the generation born between 1946 and 1964— will be among the hardest...
Nevada may adopt California’s zero emissions rules for 2025 models
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets auto emissions standards, but California has a waiver allowing the state to adopt more stringent standards, and the...
Washoe aims to move ahead with electric school buses
A fleet of electric buses may be coming to a school district near you, propelled by a $3 million dollar incentive program.Simply dubbed the...
Senate panel bombs military expansion plans at Fallon, NTTR
It looks like the transfer of more than 900,000 acres of Nevada public land to military ownership just got less likely.The Senate Armed Services...
Sisolak announces details of Phase Two reopening after initial delay
Nevada’s advancement to Phase Two of the state’s reopening got off to an inauspicious start when Gov. Steve Sisolak cancelled an in-person news conference...
Critics blast Amodei bombing range bill as ‘public lands giveaway’
The Navy's request for more than 600,000 acres of Nevada public land to expand its training range is at the heart of a federal...
The summer heat is coming as Nevadans struggle to pay cooling bills
WASHINGTON — In Nevada, access to air conditioning can be a matter of life and death.The desert heat could be even deadlier this summer,...
SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project
After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend plans to build a 250-mile pipeline that would have...
Now would be a good time to talk about the Green New Deal
I’m a young person in the 21st century, and I’ve been prepping for the apocalypse for as long as I can remember. Las Vegas...