Environment Archives - Page 9 of 9

Rural Activists and Conservationists Protest Solar Projects in Nevada

November 30, 2021 3:54 pmApril 3, 2022 8:31 am

In 2019, Nevada voters mandated the state derive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. In response, Governor Steve Sisolak issued an executive order that aims to meet that ambitious goal, specifically citing a 5.7 degree increase in temperature since 1970. This executive order has led to an...

Solar Farm Uses Twenty Million Gallons of Water in Two Months

November 28, 2021 1:00 pmJanuary 24, 2024 2:56 pm

Depending on what science you subscribe to, Lake Mead is at historic lows. So much so that Democratic politicians, including Vice President Kamala Harris, used Lake Mead as a poster child to push the Green New Deal and other tax-and-spend policies to combat climate change. As reported in The Nevada...

At 86 years young, Julie Lee takes to the streets to save Nevada’s wild horses

October 21, 2021 7:00 amOctober 21, 2021 6:50 am

It was a beautiful fall afternoon in Carson City. My colleagues and I were visiting the state capitol to snap some photos, with hopes to run into a random legislator or two. We didn’t run into two, let alone one, as the legislators are out of session. But I did...

Kamala Harris to visit Lake Mead to discuss drought and climate change

October 18, 2021 7:00 amOctober 18, 2021 6:03 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris will be returning to Nevada in order to visit Lake Mead. She will discuss the climate crisis and receive a briefing from local officials. Harris will be briefed by Bureau of Reclamation officials about elevation levels at the manmade reservoir that supplies drinking water to 25...