Legislation plants seeds for community gardens statewide

Apr 11, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

With thousands of Nevadans struggling to access fresh food in their neighborhoods, a new bill seeks to transform vacant lots across the state into ...

La legislación siembra semillas para huertos comunitarios en todo el estado

Apr 11, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

Con miles de habitantes de Nevada que luchan por acceder a alimentos frescos en sus comunidades,” un nuevo proyecto de ley busca transformar los terrenos baldíos de todo el estado en prósperos huertos comunitarios y granjas urbanas.

Nevada lawmakers consider bill to protect workers from poor air quality

Apr 7, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

Senate Bill 260 would require employers to implement safety measures for outdoor workers when air quality deteriorates due to wildfire smoke, which contains dangerous fine particulate matter known as …

Legisladores consideran proyecto de ley para proteger a los trabajadores de la mala calidad del aire

Apr 7, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

Una propuesta ante la Legislatura de Nevada tiene como objetivo establecer protecciones para los trabajadores al aire libre durante los períodos de mala calidad del aire causada por el aumento de la actividad de los incendios forestales en toda la región.

How much is rain worth? Lawmakers weigh continued funding for cloud seeding

Mar 31, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

In a state where every raindrop counts, scientists in the Desert Research Institute’s Cloud Seeding Program have mastered the art of enhancing natural precipitation, transforming wispy clouds into meaningful rainfall and snowpack across Nevada’s parched landscape …

Estabilidad de niveles de pozos en Las Vegas puede ser motivo de optimismo

Mar 24, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

Los pozos de agua subterránea en el sur de Nevada han mantenido niveles de agua estables durante los últimos dos años, dijeron las autoridades, desafiando una tendencia de deterioro observada en otras cuencas en todo el estado ...

Stability of well water levels in Las Vegas may be cause for optimism

Mar 24, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

Groundwater wells in Southern Nevada have maintained stable water levels over the past two years, officials said, defying a trend of decline observed in other basins across the state ...

'Burro Palooza' adoption event set for Red Rock Canyon

Mar 7, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

The BLM’s inaugural Wild Horse and Burro Week runs through Sunday, including the “Burro Palooza” adoption event featuring several burros at Oliver Ranch within Red Rock Canyon ...

With focus on technology and energy efficiency, the future is now for homebuilders

Mar 3, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Ilana Williams

A smart home can be as simple as one equipped with a Ring camera and alarm system, said George Kypreos, president of the Las Vegas Realtors trade group. It could also be a luxury home prewired for doors to open and unlock, and ...

Lake Mead layoffs highlight strain on workers and the National Park Service

Mar 2, 2025 (2 a.m.)

By Haajrah Gilani , Ilana Williams

Riley Rackliffe stared at the ceiling of his home and weighed the pros and cons of the federal government’s severance package offer. The government offered ...