🟣 Arizona, California, and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River. The Associated Press
“Arizona and Nevada have faced mandatory reductions before, but the proposal outlines deeper cuts that could impact agriculture, cities and tribes. It could translate into higher water prices, more reliance on groundwater and leaving fields unplanted, experts say.”
🟣 ACLU, The Indy sue Las Vegas police, allege overcharging for public records. The Nevada Independent
“The complaint argues that Las Vegas’ police department openly flouts state law by charging hundreds to thousands of dollars per public records request—official documents held by the government but accessible to the public—using unjust and inconsistently applied formulas.”
🟣 UNLV researchers develop solar-powered graywater system for rural Nevada. Fox 5
“In the first stage, [the graywater] undergoes gravity separation and passes through five naturally sourced filtration media, including sand, woodchips, and biochar. In the second stage, a solar still stationed on the roof of a campus building uses evaporation and condensation to further purify the water.”
🟣 Can the last casino in Primm save a desert community? High Country News
“For three excruciating weeks after Affinity’s announcement, a mad scramble was underway to save Primm. … And then, at what felt like the last minute, the miracle happened: Primm would stay open after all. But nobody who lived and worked there had any idea what exactly that meant.”
