Las Vegas Sun

May 20, 2024

FLASHPOINT:

First crusader against rural water grab wins Peabody, then pipeline gets delayed. Conspiracy?

I’m not a conspiracy theorist by nature, but sometimes things do add up. So George Knapp, my KLAS I-Team colleague, who has been crusading against the rural water grab for years, produces a scathing and brilliant evisceration of the project in a special documentary for the CBS affiliate. Knapp, for his efforts, wins a Peabody, the most prestigious award in broadcast journalism. Then, last week, the state engineer made a decision that could indefinitely delay the pipeline project that water czar Pat Mulroy has said is essential to ensuring Southern Nevada’s future and environmentalists have lambasted as a nightmare-in-waiting. Is a pipeline delayed a pipeline denied? The power of the Peabody!

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