When Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s, it cost $49 million. Now, congressional leaders are mounting an effort to "free up" $45 million in the Colorado River Dam fund that has been "inaccessible for decades due to bureaucracy and federal red tape."
Implementation of a new state late has led to confusion over which agency is standing up a septic conversion program in Southern Nevada and how much of the work residents will have to pay.
As climate change bakes the U.S. West and dries up key Colorado River reservoirs, a slew of invasive species is flourishing in warmer waters at the expense of the artery’s native inhabitants. Among the most disruptive of this wide range of invaders is the smallmouth bass, which scientists fear could pose a possible danger to the native ecology…
As climate change bakes the U.S. West and dries up key Colorado River reservoirs, a slew of invasive species is flourishing in warmer waters at the expense of the artery’s native inhabitants. Among the most disruptive of this wide range of invaders is the smallmouth bass, which scientists fear could pose a possible danger to the native ecology…
Las Vegas kicked off this year using far less water than previous years. But a hot, dry outlook for the rest of summer could put a dent in those water use reductions.