1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (654+ words) The Nevada State Engineer's Office has issued cease-and-desist letters to the developer of what will be the largest solar project in the state, accusing the company of illegally pulling water for construction from a nearby geothermal plant and a local…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (492+ words) Dive team operations at Southern Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area, consistently ranked as one of America's most deadly federal recreation sites, have quietly been suspended because of staffing shortages and unmet equipment and training needs." The temporary suspension of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (250+ words) The Nevada Independent Decades-old abortion law ruled unconstitutional by Nevada Supreme Court Nevada's highest court unanimously overruled a lower court decision allowing a long-dormant law to go into effect that required parental notification or a judicial bypass for minors to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1320+ words) Six months after the state's highest water regulator had raised the nuclear option and proposed cutting water for Northern Nevada's Humboldt River Basin, the state now says it has no plans to issue a curtailment order." It breaks from plans…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (863+ words) By Dorany Pineda, Associated Press LOS ANGELES " Absent a longer term deal on how to share a key but dwindling water source in the U. S. West, three states say they'll cut back significantly to prop up reservoirs in a short-term agreement…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (822+ words) The Colorado River doesn't care about the whims of wealthy gardeners in the Mojave Desert. Today, Lake Mead is one-third full. Within the next year, the reservoir's level will be even lower, according to projections from the federal government. The…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (631+ words) There are a few ways to look at Wednesday's legislative discussion of the future of data center development in Nevada, the nation's driest state. The easiest way is to focus on the growing challenge to manage a water and power…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (445+ words) Ephemeral waterways are now under threat. A new rule proposed by President Donald Trump's administration would strip Clean Water Act (CWA) protections from nearly all ephemeral waters in America." Each definition jeopardizes Ash Meadows, the Amargosa River Basin, Lake Tahoe…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1716+ words) Until last week, Adam Sullivan was Nevada's state engineer " the person most responsible for managing water in the nation's driest state. That changed when state officials confirmed Sullivan's departure from the role " an unusual move, given that the state engineer…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (357+ words) Nevada State Engineer Adam Sullivan, who is responsible for managing water usage and resources in the driest state in the country, has abruptly left the role. Jenny Jackson, a spokesperson for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR),…...