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New federal rules mean big Colorado River cuts for Nevada
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (195+ words) Nevada already has the smallest allotment of the Colorado River of any of the other six states that rely on the waterway. Now, the Silver State is expected to give up more than a quarter of its Colorado River allotment…...
As the Colorado River water management agreement nears expiration, where does Southern Nevada stand?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (233+ words) The mighty Colorado River runs 1,400 miles, providing everything from crop irrigation to outdoor recreation for people in seven U.S. states and Mexico. A century ago, leaders of those states — divided into two basins, Upper and Lower — hammered out an agreement for…...
In Wyoming, will ranchers opt in to conserve Colorado River water?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) As Colorado River negotiations drag on and drought conditions persist, states and cities are asking agricultural users to conserve water. In Wyoming, it may prove hard to get ranchers to opt in. Cattle rancher Freddie Botur said he doesn’t want…...
Turf war: Water scarcity pits Las Vegas residents against water managers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) Like many communities in the American Southwest, Las Vegas is facing a prolonged drought that is forcing policy leaders to make tough decisions about how best to mitigate the declining water supply. In 2021, state lawmakers passed a measure that ostensibly…...
Officials open Southern Nevada’s first foster care health and wellness clinic
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (217+ words) On Thursday, county officials hosted the grand opening for Southern Nevada’s first foster care health and wellness clinic. The new pediatric clinic is located on the Child Haven Campus in East Las Vegas. It results from a partnership between nonprofit…...
The biggest permanent desert lake threatens with rising waters and hungry crocs
2+ mon, 11+ hour ago (1122+ words) As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was…...
Some Mountain West states push back on prediction market apps
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) Regulators in eleven states have issued cease and desist orders against companies running prediction market apps. Officials argue they are unlicensed betting platforms that rob states of revenue. Prediction market apps allow betting on everything from specific phrases the President…...
Caesars fountain jump, Las Vegas Philharmonic’s new director, and Colorado River cuts
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (535+ words) KNPR - On Air Now Playing News 88.9 KNPR Live - On Air Now Playing Classical 89.7 KCNV Live Caesars fountain jump, Las Vegas Philharmonic’s new director, and Colorado River cuts Colby Raha’s record-breaking motorcycle leap, a historic Philharmonic appointment, emergency Colorado River cuts,…...
Nevada, California and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (817+ words) Arizona, California and Nevada announced a plan this month to save up to 1 million acre-feet (44 billion cubic feet) of Colorado River water through 2028. That's on top of cuts already announced by the three states and Mexico, bringing the total proposed…...
Mountain West desert communities join forces to discuss extreme heat response
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) The El Niño weather pattern is forecast to bring a hotter-than-typical summer. During a Heat Summit this week in Las Vegas, officials from the city of Las Vegas, Clark County and non-profit leaders met to discuss how to improve their…...