Scientists with Desert Research Institute have released the results of an early August project that captured a snapshot of heat disparity across the Reno-Sparks area. What the data reveals is startling.

It marks the latest roadblock for states in a running feud with the U.S. government over who should control huge swaths of the West and the enormous oil and gas, timber, and other resources they contain.

Between 2016 and 2020, it is estimated utility infrastructure caused nearly one-fifth of all wildfires. Major utilities found responsible for some of them, such as California’s PG&E, were forced to file for bankruptcy after being unable to pay for damages caused by the fires, an outcome NV Energy is looking to avoid. Now, the utility is now asking state energy regulators to approve a $500 million wildfire self-insurance policy to protect it in case its equipment sparks a blaze.

Because the Vegas Loop is privately operated and receives no federal funding, it is exempt from the kinds of exhaustive governmental vetting and environmental analyses demanded by the other cities that Elon Musk's company sought to host the project.

President Joe Biden's administration said Monday it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada's Ruby Mountains.

Recent earthquakes were also a reminder to officials of the state’s seismic history and the need to beef up some of the hundreds of dams across Nevada, most constructed in the days before statewide engineering standards and made of dirt and other natural materials. 

The sawmill, run in partnership with the business arm of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, is taking a market-oriented approach to megafires.

The Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running citizen science project in the world. Hundreds of Nevadans participate each year, tracking data that paints a picture of evolving species trends and populations.

The rampant spread of bird flu has led to increasing commercial egg prices, a declaration of emergency in a neighboring state and extra safety precautions in Nevada.

National monuments and historic theaters are among locations at risk in the Silver State.

After state energy regulators voted down a costly NV Energy proposal, lawmakers approved it two months later. Now NV Energy's Greenlink project is nearing construction. What happened?

Baker Perry has a long history of studying the effects of climate change on the world’s water supply. Now, he’s looking to expand understanding of weather and climate across Nevada.

Investing in outdoor recreation is a model rural Nevada communities are leaning into as a way to attract visitors and build an economic buffer in areas that struggle to generate revenue.

The state’s Division of Industrial Relations, the agency responsible for workplace safety and worker protections in Nevada, has adopted a regulation to protect workers from heat-related illness.

A request by a private landowner to rezone thousands of acres in the Ruby Mountains was shot down by the Elko County Planning Commission Thursday evening — the latest in attempts to build a ski resort there that date back to the 1950s.

Amid the effects of climate change and drought, agreements on how to divide river water are expiring. “Wide gaps” remain between stakeholders with just 20 months to act. 

The committee votes are the first marker of how senators feel about the bills. The Washoe lands bill passed 10-9, on a party-line vote, while the Clark bill was a more bipartisan endeavor, passing 13-6. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) joined all Democrats to advance the measure.

A second Trump administration means a lot of things to different people. With his push for drilling and opposition to clean energy, environmentalists have cause for concern.

Biden's administration is trying to strike a compromise between conservation and development interests to protect a declining bird species. However, it's doubtful the changes would survive under Trump.

The case before the Supreme Court could have massive implications for Nevada, which is dominated by federal lands that are complicated to release.