The Las Vegas Review-Journal sued Clark County sued Clark County last week over access to what it says are public documents linked to a county investigation into a former employee.
Groundwater depletion is a growing concern for regions that need to provide water for growing cities and thirsty agriculture in a drying climate, but Las Vegas offers a case study for how intervention can help stabilize a major source of portable water.
Reported incidents of domestic violence have been on the rise in Washoe County over the past three years, underscoring the need to expand the availability of temporary housing for victims.
Monitoring stations across Nevada continue to measure record low snowpack this winter as high temperatures and dry weather hamper snow accumulation, testing one of the state’s only tools to create more.
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(Nevada Current) The Trump administration’s threat to take control of elections in several states and its refusal to rule out immigration agents at polling stations not only threatens the integrity of this year’s elections, but also amounts to voter suppression and intimidation, election advocates say.
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Utility-scale energy storage installations and capacity hit an all-time high across the U.S. last year, and are projected to grow at an even faster pace over the rest of the decade.
If built, the 14-building complex would require 1,000 megawatts of power – or enough electricity to power roughly 500,000 homes. The amount of water the data center complex would need is less clear.
Nevada is looking for ways to break away from a decades-long dependence on California fuel as the Golden State experiences refinery closures — including the back-to-back closures of two major oil refineries.