Climate Change
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Las Vegas tackles urban heat with free tree distribution program
Looking to spruce up your front lawn? Las Vegas is offering free trees (and an irrigation system!) to residents in select zip codes.
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Gila monsters in trouble as climate change threatens food, water and shelter
The colorful, venomous and mysterious Gila monster flourishes in the scorching Desert Southwest, but climate change threatens the lizards’ food, water and shelter. Moving to more hospitable habitats won’t be easy.
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As Colorado River nears collapse, it faces leadership, transparency ‘crisis,’ environmentalists warn
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall. By…
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Nevadenses se movilizan contra NV Energy por aumentos de tarifas
La compañía ha solicitado un aumento en el costo del servicio básico de un 9%, incrementando de $18.50 a $20 mensuales a partir de octubre de 2025. Si es aprobada por PUCN, esta subida podría implicar un aumento de $215.7 millones en los ingresos de la empresa.
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Regulatory rollback threatens plan to curb NV pollution in national parks
A new study revealed vehicle emissions from the Las Vegas area are degrading air quality in national parks and plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions could exacerbate the problem.
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Nevada summer electric bills expected to rise as US cooling costs set to reach new highs
Nevada summer electric bills are expected to be higher this year.
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This bill would require some Nevada cities to better protect residents from extreme heat
Assembly Bill 96 would require cities with over 100,000 people to adopt heat-mitigation efforts such as public water or more shade over paved areas.
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Opinion: Secretary Kennedy should release energy assistance funding for families
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently fired the entire staff that manages the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) — a life-saving program that keeps the lights on for about 6 million families. LIHEAP provides about $4.1 billion to help low-income families pay their home energy bills — many of…
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Trump’s Executive Orders Could Raise Energy Costs and Threaten Jobs in Nevada
A report shows that Trump’s energy policies could raise energy costs for Nevada households by as much as $431 annually by 2035.
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Opinion: We should protect Nevada’s clean energy future
Across Nevada, new clean energy projects have already spurred $15.5 billion in investment from businesses, the eighth-highest in the nation, and created or moved forward 21,703 good-paying clean energy jobs, the sixth-most in the country.
