Nevada lawmakers signed onto a letter with more than 30 other members of Congress on Monday, calling for more federal funds to help address drought in the West, which is only expected to intensify.
Lake Mead
Multiple government bodies are attacking the problem of forever chemicals head on, especially with new regulations handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border.
Snowpack numbers for the Rocky Mountains are above the median, but whether that will translate to better water levels for Lake Mead and Nevada is unclear.
Tubes at Glen Canyon Dam might be damaged, threatening future deliveries from Lake Powell if water levels get too low, the Bureau of Reclamation said.
Though it poses no immediate risk to the water supply, a new study found drugs in increased concentrations at the wash after big events, including EDC and the NFL draft.
Federal authorities are proposing an air tour management plan for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
After each group of states submitted vastly different proposals for how to distribute water after 2026, state negotiators still don’t agree on a path forward.
Though snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin isn’t as impressive as last year, the National Weather Service said there is good news this year.
The Lower Basin states, which include Nevada, want the Upper Basin states to shoulder water cuts, too. Those states don’t agree.
Melanie Smokey, of Washoe and Western Shoshone descent, spoke to a crowd of about 100 Las Vegans Saturday.
More than 70 percent of state residents believe Nevada’s water supply is a serious problem, according to a poll.
A new study shows that human-caused climate change is altering the region’s temperatures and worsening extreme drought.
The five buoys could prevent future boating accidents and help predict water quality.
The Clark County coroner’s office investigated more than 5,300 deaths last year, including car crashes, homicides and Lake Mead drownings.
