Marco Velotta, chief sustainability officer for the city of Las Vegas, said the City of Las Vegas’ decisions around water use all contend with the long drought that’s consumed the Colorado River Basin. For example, he said the city banned evaporative cooling systems ...
A person who damaged a historic aerial tram tower last month at Death Valley National Park turned themselves in, saying they did it as a last resort during an emergency, according to the National Park Service. The park service ...
An annual clean energy assessment knocked Las Vegas for its inefficient transportation, something the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and city of Las Vegas plan to ...
Three UNLV professors are working on an iron-production method that doesn’t generate carbon emissions, part of an effort to clean up one of the world’s dirtiest industries. The U.S. Department of Energy’s ...
The Utah Division of Water Rights approved a water rights permit for a lithium mine near a former uranium ore facility near the Green River, a major tributary of ...
The Bureau of Land Management has enacted a new rule allowing conservation groups and other entities to lease and rehabilitate damaged public land. The rule puts conservation uses on par with commercial uses such as ...
A population spurt for the Devils Hole pupfish, a critically endangered fish at Death Valley National Park, is giving scientists cause for optimism, the National Park Service said. Scientists from the park service, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service counted 191 pupfish at Devils Hole over the course of ...
Valley of Fire State Park will replace its small, outmoded visitor center with a 17,000 square-foot facility — a $33 million project — slated to wrap up in fall 2025 ...
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 head of a Las Vegas solar company is facing felony theft charges for allegations of taking money from customers but not delivering work as promised, according to the Nevada State Contractors Board ...
Rhiannon Saegert joined the Las Vegas Sun in spring 2023 to cover water and environmental issues. Saegert previously reported on education and city government at newspapers in Oklahoma and Texas. Hobbies include video games and exploring river basins.
