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...
NEVADA CURRENT: More water cuts for lower Colorado River Basin states Nevada Current Colorado River August 16, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and Arizona are facing a second year of mandatory water cuts as drought and...
NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River crisis requires confronting sacred cow Nevada Current Colorado River July 21, 2022Capping pool size is a drop in the bucket, experts say by Dana Gentry, Nevada Current A cap on the...
NEVADA CURRENT: Federal agency warns Colorado River Basin water usage could be cut as drought worsens Nevada Current Colorado River June 14, 2022by Jennifer Shutt, Nevada Current The federal agency in charge of managing much of the West’s water warned Tuesday that...
NEVADA CURRENT: Lake Powell levels decline below critical threshold Nevada Current Colorado River March 16, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The second largest reservoir on the Colorado River has dipped below a key water level...
NEVADA CURRENT: Utah water pipeline proposal premised on faulty population estimates, critics say Nevada Current Colorado River March 11, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As the battle over a planned groundwater pipeline near the Utah-Nevada border continues, conservation groups...
NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S. Nevada Current Climate changeColorado River March 4, 2022IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...
NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes seek to secure their water rights as Colorado River dries Nevada Current Colorado River December 14, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Historically excluded from Colorado River negotiations, tribes are demanding to be included in policy discussions...
NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West Nevada Current Colorado River October 16, 2021SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: Drought conditions, climate crisis spur calls for more efficient water infrastructure Nevada Current Colorado River October 6, 2021by Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing...
NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal Nevada Current Colorado River August 20, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban...
NEVADA CURRENT: ‘There is no climate plan for the Colorado River’ Nevada Current Colorado River August 17, 2021BuRec’s first-ever declared water shortage prompts calls for a policy rethink by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As drought and climate...
NEVADA CURRENT: Utahans seeking Lake Powell pipeline already use too much water, critics say Nevada Current Colorado River August 3, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current There are cheaper, more efficient ways to meet the water needs of a growing population...