environment

This past July, a federal judge paused the proposed land sale of Anaconda Mine from the Bureau of Land Management to the Atlantic Ritchfield Company. Prayer Horse Inc. and Taboosi Dikudu No’obatu Numma Cooperative hosted a prayer run in Yerington recently to bring public awareness to the mine ahead of an upcoming court date.

A recent study from the Desert Research Institute offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts air quality.

The golden mussel population at Lake Tahoe has exploded over the past year, with six detections reported this summer. Keep Tahoe Blue has installed several new cleaning stations to help prevent the spread of the invasive species.

Since 2014, the national initiative Latino Conservation Week has provided Latino families and youth with outdoor recreation opportunities in their communities.

Every year, the changing leaves mark the end of summer, but a new report from Climate Central finds that increasing fall temperatures are adding warmer days to the calendar.

The Tahoe Interagency Bear Team reminds visitors and locals to secure their trash and food items as bears prepare for hibernation.

Decades of development and a changing climate have changed the way the Truckee River flows and floods. Local groups and researchers are working to restore cottonwood trees, which are vital for a healthy river ecosystem.

Not only is climate change affecting our days, it’s also affecting how much sleep we get at night. A new report from Climate Central provides research on the impacts.

Tribal advocates and environmentalists are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction against a planned transfer of BLM land at the former Anaconda Copper Mine site near Yerington.

The Harmful Algae Blooms Task Force recently hosted a press conference at Washoe Lake to discuss Harmful Algae Bacteria Monitoring in Nevada. They gave tips on how the public can be on the lookout for algae blooms this summer.