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WNC hosts Summer Solstice Day in Carson City
Nevada Appeal - Nevada
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By Western Nevada College Sunday, June 15, 2025 Learn about the hottest topic there is this time of the year — the sun — as well as the solstice and science, during the first day of summer on Friday, June 20 at Western Nevada College’s Jack C....
Nevada Policy Tracker: A quick guide to key issues in the 2025 legislative session
The Nevada Independent
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June 22, 2025
Nevada’s 2025 legislative session concluded in June with hundreds of proposals becoming law and 87 more vetoed by Gov. Joe Lombardo. The Nevada Independent has been tracking key legislation and policy debates through our Nevada Policy Tracker,...
Nevada faces the heat with new laws on the books meant to save lives
Vegas INC - Nevada
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June 22, 2025
Sunday, June 22, 2025 | 2 a.m. Nevada will require its largest counties to plan for extreme heat and protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke under legislation Gov. Joe Lombardo signed this month, reversing his 2023 veto after Las Vegas...
The cost of conservation without consent: Astrid Puentes on rights-based environmentalism
Mongabay
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June 30, 2025
Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution and exclusion disproportionately affected...
A Lake Mead’s worth of water has vanished from the ground. Could Las Vegas suffer?
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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June 15, 2025
The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin, according to a new study. From Arizona State University researchers, the study of satellite images has found that an...
No greenwashing here: Sierra Nevada puts real sustainability on tap
The Manual - Oregon
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June 29, 2025
Sustainability can mean a lot of things, as the term is thrown around pretty liberally at the moment. From the craft beer sector to fashion, businesses are getting in on the practice. But in a world where greenwashing is now prevalent, it’s...
How The Kering Group And JCK Are Supporting Sustainable Jewelry Design
Forbes
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Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer of the Kering Group ... More (fourth from left) presented the first ever Kering Generation Award X Jewelry at the JCK show in Las VegasAnn Flower Most jewelry trade shows...
Rantz: Pramila Jayapal shocked to learn it gets hot in summer, argues mild temps mean climate change
AM 770 KTTH - Washington State
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June 29, 2025
This just in: it gets hot during the summer. Sometimes, it’s even hotter than average. It’s a truly stunning revelation, and we should all be grateful to far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) for her meteorological expertise. Jayapal posted an...
U.S. Commits $900 Million to Nevada Lithium Project in Push for Battery Independence
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 29, 2025
ABTC secured a $900M EXIM Bank Letter of Interest to develop the Nevada lithium project. The project could produce 33,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually, fueling up to 500,000 EVs. Washington sees the project as central to reducing dependence...
Climate and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Retrospective and Multi-Site Study in the High Desert of the United States
Dove Medical Press
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June 21, 2025
Introduction Retinal detachment is an ophthalmologic emergency that can lead to acute vision loss if not treated promptly. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is the most common form, with an annual incidence of approximately 1 per 10,000...
Herd mentality: Goats deployed by some Colorado cities for better environmental results
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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June 29, 2025
Goats graze along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction (photo by Sharon Sullivan for Colorado Newsline) Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction may have noticed something out of the ordinary this...
Fire restrictions in place across Arizona, southern Nevada, and southern California
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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June 29, 2025
In response to rising wildfire risks driven by soaring temperatures, low humidity and dry vegetation, the Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday it is enforcing fire restrictions on lands it manages or maintains across parts of Arizona, Southern...
Nevada Boy Kept Locked in Bedroom by Adoptive Parents Since Age 5
The Published Reporter
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June 20, 2025
LAS VEGAS — Police have uncovered a devastating case of child confinement after a Nevada boy was found locked in his bedroom by his adoptive parents since he was just 5 years old. Nevada Boy Kept Locked in Bedroom by Adoptive Parents Since Age 5...
Nevada Outdoor Experience to be held Saturday
8 News Now - Nevada
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June 20, 2025
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Outdoor Experience will return to the the Capitol City Gun Club in Carson City on Saturday, June 21, to help spark a lifelong passion for the outdoors, nature, conservation, and shooting sports in young...
Nevada moves to protect workers and families from heat and wildfire smoke
KUNR - Nevada
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June 20, 2025
Nevada is taking major steps to protect communities from climate-related health risks with the passage of two new laws. AB96 requires Clark and Washoe counties to create heat mitigation plans. This means cities must invest in public cooling...
Trail Cam Captures ‘Very Rare’ Footage of Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Outdoors
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June 28, 2025
Randy Robbins of Randy Robbins Photography is getting some much-deserved press thanks to his brilliant trail-cam footage of a very rare and endangered subspecies of the Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator). Robbins has caught this elusive...
Nevada groups warn of deadly heat risks, urge swift federal action for workers
My News 3 - Nevada
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LAS VEGAS — As record-breaking heat waves continue to sweep across the nation, Nevada organizations are spearheading efforts during Heat Week to demand urgent federal protections for workers exposed to extreme temperatures. Make the Road Nevada,...
Nevada Democrats come out against Lombardo’s IVF bill veto
The Center Square
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June 19, 2025
(The Center Square) - Nevada Democrats criticized Gov. Joe Lombardo this week for vetoing a bill that supports the right to in vitro fertilization. Senate Bill 217 sought to enhance the availability of IVF and other assisted reproductive...
How Botswana’s Sustainable Natural Diamond Story Sparkled At JCK
Forbes
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Diamond exports provide Botswana's economy with strong supplies of foreign exchange and have helped ... More finance industrial development, improvements in Botswana's infrastructure plus nationwide free education.Natural Diamond Council Various...
Cease-and-desist letter could halt construction of Nevada lithium mine
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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June 26, 2025
Nevada’s state engineer sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company behind the Thacker Pass lithium mine last Friday, demanding it cease groundwater pumping at the request of a local rancher. That Humboldt County cattle rancher, Ed Bartell, has...