Topic: Nevada

Trash hauler finds spike in participation among single-bin customersRecycling isn't popular in Southern Nevada, or so the numbers seem to show. Just 3 percent of Republic Services' customers recycle their plastics, cans and paper, according to the trash hauler.But some Southern Nevadans ...

Regional agency charged with governing the lake is unwieldy, making it hard to get projects approved that would clean up Tahoe and the detritus of urban sprawlStatelineWe drive on U.S. Highway 50 toward Lake Tahoe, its surface shimmering with sunlight, the hillsides ...

Millions of tons of low-level material are buried at the Nevada National Security Site - and the state can do little about it NUKE WASTE: Where & Why Every week, tractor-trailers deliver containers full of low-level nuclear waste to be disposed of ...

Desalinization is the process of turning seawater into potable drinking water. Desalinization is becoming more and more popular as a way to generate fresh water in areas where fresh water is limited. It might be a good alternative for the southwestern states ...

Keetsa.com is the official website of the Keetsa Mattress Store. For customers not in the Bay Area, Keetsa.com offers a way for anyone to order a mattress direct from the factory. There are stores in California , Colorado , Nevada , New ...

SALT Environmental groups are again asking a federal appeals court to stop a plan to build a $3 billion natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon. Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter and Great Basin Resource Watch filed a new ...

What about a recently laid-off woman who now pushes a reel mower yard to yard to make money? "No," said Rick Clayton, chief of the division of administration statistics and labor turnover at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Nevertheless, Clayton ...

Lidiya ÒLidaÓ Kilchenko is NevadaÕs new Òenvironmental youth ambassador.Ó The 17-year-old Advanced Technologies Academy junior will represent the state in Australia this summer and will work to make Nevada a cleaner, more energy- and water-efficient state upon her return.Kilchenko was born in ...

Stricter EPA rules to affect Las VegasÕ complianceSouthern Nevada has a spotty history with air quality. How is it doing?In terms of meeting the national standards, Clark County is in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, although it hasnÕt yet ...

Nevada energy chief stuns environmentalists with call to seize millions of acres from U.S. control to streamline vetting of projectsNevadaÕs energy director dropped a bombshell a few weeks ago when he issued a combat-themed declaration about the future of renewable energy in ...