Environment
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Data centers in spotlight as Lake Tahoe scrambles for power source
About 49,000 customers in the Lake Tahoe region face the prospect of losing their primary source for power next year after Nevada-based utility company NV Energy declined to extend an agreement to supply energy to Liberty Utilities.
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How the rush to mine lithium ‘the metal of the future’ echoes America’s colonial past
Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.
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This Nevada city is heating up faster than any in the US
On average, cities have warmed about 2.9 degrees. Reno’s increase is more than twice that.
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Is wildfire season starting in Reno sooner than normal? Experts explain
The anomaly of 80-degree weather in March is only part of the problem. Experts say the best way to stop a fire is to not start one—since most Nevada wildfires are caused by people.
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3 animal sanctuaries in Nevada (plus the critters you’ll meet at each one)
Learn more about how these sanctuaries care for their rescued animals.
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Venomous snakes Nevada hikers should watch out for this spring
Southwestern speckled rattlesnakes are found only in a small region of southeastern Nevada in the Las Vegas Valley. This elusive species prefers canyons and rocky mountain areas in Clark County near the Colorado River.
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Nevada’s late winter heatwave could hit everyone’s wallets in the next 2 years
Here’s how a winter heat wave, a monopoly utility, and a governor’s appointees can add up to higher bills for every Nevadan.
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From Reno to Ely, families lose big as clean jobs vanish under Trump and Amodei’s cuts
President Donald Trump’s US Department of Energy cut a $95 million grant that would’ve brought 300 jobs to Nevada.
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It’s March, is it too early for Nevadans to plant their tomatoes?
By Carly Sauvageau, Reno Gazette Journal Nevada is a gambling state, and that sentiment extends to gardening, Washoe County’s master gardener coordinator Rachel McClure told the Reno Gazette Journal in 2025. Any gardener in Northern Nevada knows the hobby of growing flowers, vegetables and fruits in Reno’s harsh climate is not for the faint of…
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Total lunar eclipse 2026 coming to Nevada skies. How to watch
If you live in the U.S., you will be able to see the lunar eclipse starting at 12:44 a.m. PST Tuesday, March 3, 2026, according to NASA. During the night, you’ll see the moon in a reddish hue, or a blood moon.
