The Gold Ranch Fire has reached 674 acres, and evacuation warnings were in place Monday afternoon in Verdi.
Alan Halaly
Alan Halaly started covering water and environmental issues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in January 2024. He hails from Florida, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Florida’s student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. His work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the Online News Association and the Society of Environmental Journalists. Throughout his career, he has reported across many beats for the Miami Herald, NPR-affiliate WUFT, The Daily Beast and the Miami New Times.
Caddisflies are the Colorado River insect you likely haven’t heard of. Bullhead City officials are asking for the public’s help Tuesday to kill them off.
Gov. Joe Lombardo released a statewide climate change plan that emphasizes Nevada’s mining industry and promotes clean energy.
A rush to develop solar energy near Pahrump is taking shape in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada.
July in Death Valley National Park was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees.
Home insurance carriers are denying new applications and canceling current policies more than ever before because of wildfire risk.
Transportation disasters related to lithium-ion batteries are becoming more common in Southern Nevada. Here’s what you should know about these dangerous, but lucrative batteries.
Earth Funeral has opened Nevada’s first facility in Las Vegas for human composting, which breaks the body down into nutrient-rich soil.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., has initiated a formal congressional process that could award Nevada its fifth national monument.
During Las Vegas’ record-breaking summer, the Clark County coroner’s office released data about heat-related deaths so far this year.
As the nation’s driest state debates how to mine lithium, three techniques emerge with their own pitfalls.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell may be out of luck as water managers gear up for a dryer La Niña year.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is hoping to call attention to its cash-for-grass rebate program, as well as drip irrigation.
An Amargosa Valley mine may expand, and new mineral claims have taken environmentalists by surprise as federal officials consider a ban near Ash Meadows.
Reps. Dina Titus and Susie Lee, D-Nev., oversaw amendments to boost funds for the Las Vegas Wash and Laughlin’s water infrastructure.