🟣 Kalshi has been temporarily banned in Nevada. Wired
“The First Judicial District Court of Nevada has issued a 14-day restraining order, effective immediately, barring the company from ‘offering a derivatives exchange and prediction market which offers event-based contracts relating to sports, election, and entertainment related events’ without first obtaining gaming licenses.”
🟣 As heat rises in the Mountain West, new study links hot, polluted days to suicide risk. KUNR
“The findings point to a particularly dangerous combination: heat and nitrogen dioxide — a pollutant largely produced by cars, trucks and power plants. On days when both temperatures and nitrogen dioxide levels were high, suicide risk increased by nearly 50%.”
🟣 Las Vegas serves as case study for groundwater recovery, study says. Nevada Current
“Since 1987, the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) and its partners have stored more than 360,000 acre-feet of treated water, or roughly 117 billion gallons, in the local underground aquifer — a major shift after decades of intensive groundwater use that caused once free-flowing artesian wells in the valley to run dry.”
🟣 Kitten season begins in Southern Nevada; how to become a foster. News 3
“It’s also the time of the year when The Animal Foundation sees an influx of kittens in its kitten nursery, and volunteers are needed to help take care of these small felines … The Animal Foundation says if you find a litter of kittens, their best chance of survival is to leave them with their mom.”
