U.S. House votes to ban mining near Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday to permanently ban uranium and other hardrock mining near the Grand Canyon.
The bill from Arizona Rep....
Gaming Commission refuses to ban “kill for sport” prizes
In a unique Nevada twist to a national debate, animal lovers asked Nevada gaming regulators Thursday to crack down on what they call unlicensed...
Horsford announces opposition to bombing range expansion
Nevada Rep. Steven Horsford announced his opposition Wednesday to the Department of Defense proposal to expand the Air Force’s Nevada Test and Training Range...
Nevadans bring desert refuge fight to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — A diverse coalition of Nevada environmentalists, veterans and tribal and state leaders stormed Capitol Hill offices last week to press lawmakers to...
Horsford ‘not hopeful’ about Trump’s nominee to replace Perry
Last summer, Nevada Rep. Steve Horsford called on Rick Perry to resign as Energy Secretary.
Perry did just that this week, earlier than planned --...
Cities look for solutions to ‘urban heat island’ effect
A Climate Central study reports that, on average, U.S. cities were 2.4 degrees hotter than the surrounding rural areas during the past 10 summers,...
Connecting to climate change in the Las Vegas Valley
The intensity of public rhetoric on climate change, now “climate crisis,” is rising. Not only do we hear it and read it, we feel...
So what happened to the VW settlement money, anyway?
Nevada was granted $24.8 million of a $2.8 billion national settlement reached with Volkswagen after the auto company was caught installing devices on some...
Nevada youth join in global climate strike, walkout from classrooms
Seeing their future at stake from the rising threats brought on by climate change, Clark County students joined in with people from around the...
Why Nevada needs the climate strike
Today I’m honored to join thousands of Nevadans, hundreds of thousands of Americans, and many millions of people around the world in the first...