NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 100,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water in exchange for compensation Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
NEVADA CURRENT: National report tracks huge costs of climate change in Southwest Nevada Current Colorado River November 27, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A new national climate assessment paints a dismal picture of the Southwest over the next...
NEVADA CURRENT: El Niño may bring warmer, wetter winter – and big Colorado River basin snowpacks Nevada Current Colorado River November 9, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current For the next three months, climate scientists say Nevada can expect warmer winter temperatures and...
NEVADA CURRENT: Feds say water cuts to 3 states are enough to protect Colorado River – for now Nevada Current Colorado River October 26, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...
NEVADA CURRENT: What a stalagmite from a Grand Canyon cave might tell us about climate change and groundwater Nevada Current Colorado River October 10, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Summer monsoons in the Southwest are difficult to forecast with total accuracy, but the future...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River states reach an agreement, but not a solution Nevada Current Colorado River May 23, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of negotiations, seven Western states along the Colorado River have agreed to water...
NEVADA CURRENT: NV and other lower Colorado River Basin states face major water cuts under federal proposal Nevada Current Colorado River April 12, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials on Tuesday proposed unprecedented cuts to the amount of water Nevada, California, and...
NEVADA CURRENT: Biden administration rolls out $585 million for Western water projects Nevada Current Colorado River April 6, 2023by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current The Biden administration will send $585 million to water projects in 11 Western states, Interior...
NEVADA CURRENT: Waiting for California: 6 Colorado River states reach agreement even as 7th still on sidelines Nevada Current Colorado River January 31, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Six Western states along the Colorado River have reached a tentative agreement to cut back...
NEVADA CURRENT: More snow in the mountains may not lead to more water, study finds Nevada Current Hydrology January 23, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Mountains in the southwestern U.S. are welcoming record-breaking snowpacks this year, but new research shows...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Nevada Current Colorado River December 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...
NEVADA CURRENT: Upper basin states float temporary conservation plan at Colorado River conference Nevada Current Colorado River December 15, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Half a year ago, seven western states missed a federal deadline to deliver a basin-wide...
NEVADA CURRENT: Removing grass may increase urban heat, study finds Nevada Current Planning and management September 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Southern Nevada Water Authority runs what is likely the longest-running program to motivate homeowners...
NEVADA CURRENT: Sisolak calls on feds to step up river basin management, but ‘no need’ to slow growth Nevada Current Colorado River August 24, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak called on states along the Colorado River and the federal...
NEVADA CURRENT: Citing Nevada’s example, Cortez Masto calls on feds to make other states conserve water Nevada Current Colorado River August 23, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined state water officials Monday to demand immediate federal action on...
