Do people live without air conditioning in the nation's hottest desert? Yes, our @reviewjournal.com investigation out today has found, and it has led nearly a dozen people to their deaths: www.reviewjournal.com/investigatio...

Thousands live in Clark County without AC. For some, it’s a death sentence

Hundreds of people have died from extreme heat in Southern Nevada as some residents struggle to afford, repair or access air conditioning amid rising temperatures.

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SCOOP: Nevada water managers have sued the Trump admin over the final Colorado River operating plan that considers slashing its share up to 71 percent annually over the next 10 years. The day of litigation has arrived on the Colorado @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

‘Devastating’ cuts: Nevada is first state to file suit over Colorado River plan

Nevada is suing the Trump administration over historic Colorado River water cuts, warning the plan could force deeper shortages. The plan could push Lake Mead below 1,000 feet.

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Southern Nevada Water Authority chief John Entsminger told reporters he continues to go to bat for Nevada behind the scenes following the release of a 10-year framework for Colorado River deal that drew the ire of the governor @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

‘The crisis is now’: Nevada stares down unprecedented Colorado River cuts

Southern Nevada’s water manager says there’s still hope for a fair, short-term deal to preserve Lake Mead as the Trump administration weighs steep Colorado River cuts.

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While everyone agrees Glen Canyon Dam’s “river outlet works” shouldn’t be relied on to deliver water to 25 million people, water managers might not have a choice unless the federal government gets real about funding engineering solutions @reviewjournal.com www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Aging dam tubes could make or break deliveries to Lake Mead. Do they work?

Federal officials are pushing back on concerns that Glen Canyon Dam’s backup release tubes could threaten Colorado River water deliveries if Lake Powell falls too low.

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If this solar farm went through as proposed, it could come within a mile of Ash Meadows. Often described as the Galapagos of the Mojave Desert, the refuge is home to crystal blue pools with tiny fish found nowhere else in the world. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

First mining threats, now solar. Could a small town make Ash Meadows the next Red Rock?

Amargosa Valley residents in Nye County are pushing for it as threats mount from solar farms and data centers.

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Nevada lawmakers will likely consider guardrails for data centers in the 2027 legislative session. But are they too late to meaningfully regulate an industry that has exploded in the past 5 years? Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

The data center ‘tsunami’ has flooded Nevada. Are lawmakers too late to regulate?

AI data centers are raising some concern for utility bills and Nevada’s limited water supply.

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Data centers will be on the ballot this November in Boulder City as the AI rush reaches the home of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Data centers will be on the ballot in this Southern Nevada city

The city may get its first data center, regardless of the ballot question, which only applies to a specific portion of the Eldorado Valley.

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Nevada is proposing an emergency stopgap plan for the Colorado River. Top water official John Entsminger calls it a "a pragmatic, two-year operating plan that we hope all six other states will adopt." @alanhalaly.bsky.social @reviewjournal.com www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Breaking from Lower Basin pact, Nevada pitches emergency Colorado River stopgap plan

Lake Powell, Lake Mead and the entire Colorado River system is at risk of collapse without action.

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In a final plea to the Trump administration, Nevada officials have proposed a two-year plan to stabilize the Colorado River. Beyond 2028, Nevada says the seven states must reevaluate operating plans twice a year. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Breaking from Lower Basin pact, Nevada pitches emergency Colorado River stopgap plan

Lake Powell, Lake Mead and the entire Colorado River system is at risk of collapse without action.

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Breaking: The Colorado River states will miss the Trump administration's Saturday deadline for a seven state deal to share the river over the next 20 years. We're following this story all day today @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

No deal: Colorado River states waive white flag ahead of Trump admin deadline

Low snowpack and projections for Lake Mead and Lake Powell underpin the discussions.

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By next Saturday, the Trump administration expects seven state officials to hammer out a deal to assign shortages amid record low snowpack in the headwaters of the Colorado River. Not everyone is convinced they will deliver. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

The Colorado River needs a Hail Mary, with time and snow in record short supply

Lake Mead is in trouble, too, with record low snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Southern Nevada should pay attention.

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Fort McDermitt tribal member Shelley Harjo on ongoing issues with the Thacker Pass mine close to the reservation she grew up on @reviewjournal.com: “Now, the U.S. government is just another business partner with the state of Nevada and the mining industry.” www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/neva...

NEVADA VIEWS: Stop the Thacker Pass mine

We want our land back the respect accorded sovereign nations

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Wildflower watch 2026 continues and all eyes on Death Valley, world renowned wildflower hotspot 👀. It was a pleasure to speak w/ @alanhalaly.bsky.social as I conducted reconnaissance w/ the supreme defender of wildflowers 💚 @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social. www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Death Valley could be weeks away from a wildflower bloom. Here’s what to know

At the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 “superbloom” that carpeted the desert floor in flowers, observers may have success in locating wildflowers once again.

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“Nowadays, we’re confronted with so much climate despair and bad news that it’s really easy to feel powerless. This is one way you can help and be involved.” @reviewjournal.com www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Climate change gives Las Vegas bird count new meaning

Red Rock Audubon Society hosted counts in the Las Vegas Valley, Moapa, the Amargosa Desert and more.

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🧵: You may have first heard of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine when Native Americans and enviros hosted a prayer camp at the site in protest about four years ago. Today, these conflicts endure. Read @reviewjournal.com's six-part series about the mine at lvrj.com/thackerpass.

Nevada’s ‘white gold’ rush

All roads lead to Thacker Pass to solidify Nevada as the country’s leader in supplying domestic lithium batteries. Hear from frontline Nevada communities that are bearing the brunt of the country’s...

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All roads lead to Thacker Pass to solidify Nevada as the country’s leader in supplying domestic lithium batteries. In Alan Halaly's six-part series, hear from frontline Nevada communities that are bearing the brunt of the country’s clean energy future. FULL SERIES→ reviewjournal.com/thackerpass 

Before #CRWUA, it's worth reading some musings from Nevada's retired “water witch” on the frustrating stalemate between Colorado River states. Pat Mulroy is one of a handful in the water world who has been in the room where it happens @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

‘Nobody’s the enemy’: Ex-Nevada water chief on Colorado River deadlock

Mulroy, the first general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, represented the region for years on Colorado River issues.

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It’s #CRWUA week in Las Vegas! The seven Colorado River states are set to speak on a joint panel Thursday, and the Bureau of Reclamation will give a negotiation update on Wednesday. Stay tuned @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Amid Colorado River ‘impasse,’ tense meeting comes to Las Vegas

Lake Mead’s future is still being decided in closed meetings.

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What happened — and what didn’t — on Colorado River deadline day today. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement

Tuesday was the deadline for seven states to submit a framework for a deal to update the river’s operating guidelines that expire at the end of 2026.

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NEW: Competing visions abound for the desert town of Beatty, where any development can impact the Amargosa River. Mining, dev and water have seemingly collided: @reviewjournal.com: reviewjournal.com/news/environment/he-had-big-ambitions-for-this-southern-nevada-town-then-the-river-ran-dry-3466090/

He had big ambitions for this Southern Nevada town. Then the river ran dry

Ed Ringle, of EddieWorld fame, built a pond in Beatty that dried up parts of the Amargosa River system this summer. Water and wildlife regulators have taken notice.

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ICYMI: Ted Cooke, the AZ official meant to lead Colorado River negotiations, spoke on the record about how his nomination for Reclamation commissioner was canceled — at the height of division between states, with time running out for a deal @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Axed Colorado River nominee alleges interference: ‘Never seen this kind of vitriol’

Colorado River talks to save Lake Mead may go on without a permanent commissioner.

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A wonky water story for your Thursday. At issue in the case: Can the country’s only active lithium mine hold on to its full water rights without using all of them? Nevada’s “use-it-or-lose-it” water law provision in play @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Warring lithium companies take dispute to Nevada Supreme Court

A mining company is after Albermarle’s water rights for its Silver Peak mine in Esmeralda County.

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Important work is underway at @driscience.bsky.social, filling a gap in Nevada government as a small team of researchers “own” the urban heat issue and guide policy. Does Nevada need a dedicated government office for extreme heat? Story @reviewjournal.com www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

‘We’re 10 to 15 years behind’: The Nevada Heat Lab is working to save your life

While Nevada is behind Phoenix, Arizona, when it comes to heat, a Desert Research Institute team led by Ariel Choinard is forcing progress.

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In records obtained @reviewjournal.com, we see how enforcement of Nevada OSHA's new worker protections from heat is playing out. Nevada's rule, which doesn't include any temperature triggers, is being floated in federal rulemaking sessions right now. www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

RTC security company among 2 cited under new Nevada heat regulation

Employees of Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. work on the Las Vegas Strip, in front of Paris Las Vegas and the Bellagio.

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Thank you @alanhalaly.bsky.social @reviewjournal.com for covering the potential devastation to a rare plant population in the path of the Greenlink West Transmission Line. My student, Chloe Novak has been collecting data to shed light on this issue. www.reviewjournal.com/business/ene...

A flower could slow construction of NV Energy’s costly transmission line

In rural Nevada, a battle is brewing over whether the state has an obligation to protect the sodaville milkvetch flower.

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Great primer to tree inequity in Las Vegas from our @reviewjournal.com intern @finnegan-belleau.bsky.social: www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-hi...

The Historic Westside is getting hotter. Trees could cool it down

A lack of trees makes the Historic Westside one of the hottest neighborhoods in Las Vegas, which climate scientists consider to be the nation’s second-fastest warming city.

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Quick trip to @unevadareno.bsky.social for the first-ever Northern Nevada Heat Summit. Reno is America’s fastest-warming city, and officials are paying attention. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

In the country’s fastest-warming city, extreme-heat planning is just beginning

Nevada leaders brainstormed solutions at the University of Nevada, Reno, this week.

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Gov. Joe Lombardo signs a bill requiring big cities and counties to create heat mitigation plans, reversing course from a 2023 veto. Following this story today @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

Melissa Gallia, suffering from alcohol withdrawals, passed out and died after discharge from Sunrise Hospital, one story of the 527 people who died last year because of the heat in Clark County. The family is seeking monetary damages @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Heat death victim’s family sues Las Vegas hospital, addiction center

The Las Vegas family filed a lawsuit against Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Desert Hope Treatment Center.

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In the state with the nation’s two fastest-warming cities, most believe in climate change and think officials should do something, polling from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found. Story @reviewjournal.com, with input from UNR and @debrahendrickson.bsky.social: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

‘You are not alone’: Most Nevadans worry about climate change, poll shows

Las Vegas and Reno are the nation’s two fastest-warming cities because of climate change, and that has most Nevada residents worried.

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