To work on urban heat island effect, Clark County residents are eligible for up to two free trees to plant at home.
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Heat has claimed the lives of more people in 2024 in Southern Nevada than in any prior year on record, officials said.
The Rebel Climate Action Plan details what Las Vegas’ public university is doing to become net zero in carbon emissions by its 100th birthday.
Extreme heat continues to claim lives in Southern Nevada, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. Here’s what the latest numbers show.
Boulder City, home of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, has floated the idea of violating its own water conservation ordinance with a plan to update its golf course.
The average 24-hour temperature at Death Valley National Park this summer was 104.5 degrees.
The funding is a part of a larger clean energy initiative that represents the country’s largest rural energy investment since 1936.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., said Clark County is not prioritizing needed repairs to school air conditioning.
Wildfires will be discussed in the Nevada Legislature in 2025. But there may be no new legislation protecting workers from the heat.
As the Legislature’s interim committee on natural resources comes to close, see what issues won and lost as lawmakers gear up for the 2025 session.
Unless federal agencies shift their strategies, wildfire damage will only worsen, academics said at a Desert Research Institute summit in Las Vegas.
Four minerals deemed critical by the federal government are currently mined in Nevada. Here’s what you should know.
Water is the focus of the Desert Research Institute’s new curriculum, to be developed alongside the Southern Nevada and Truckee Meadows water authorities.
Nevadans are saving millions in making their homes greener with the help of tax credits. Here’s what you should know.
