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No deal: Colorado River states waive white flag ahead of Trump admin deadline Low snowpack and projections for Lake Mead and Lake Powell underpin the discussions.

Breaking: The Colorado River states will miss the Trump administration's Saturday deadline for a seven state deal to share the river over the next 20 years. We're following this story all day today @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

The Colorado River needs a Hail Mary, with time and snow in record short supply Lake Mead is in trouble, too, with record low snowpack in the Rocky Mountains. Southern Nevada should pay attention.

By next Saturday, the Trump administration expects seven state officials to hammer out a deal to assign shortages amid record low snowpack in the headwaters of the Colorado River.

Not everyone is convinced they will deliver. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

NEVADA VIEWS: Stop the Thacker Pass mine We want our land back the respect accorded sovereign nations

Fort McDermitt tribal member Shelley Harjo on ongoing issues with the Thacker Pass mine close to the reservation she grew up on @reviewjournal.com:

“Now, the U.S. government is just another business partner with the state of Nevada and the mining industry.”
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Death Valley could be weeks away from a wildflower bloom. Here’s what to know At the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 “superbloom” that carpeted the desert floor in flowers, observers may have success in locating wildflowers once again.

Wildflower watch 2026 continues and all eyes on Death Valley, world renowned wildflower hotspot 👀. It was a pleasure to speak w/ @alanhalaly.bsky.social as I conducted reconnaissance w/ the supreme defender of wildflowers 💚 @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social. www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

Climate change gives Las Vegas bird count new meaning Red Rock Audubon Society hosted counts in the Las Vegas Valley, Moapa, the Amargosa Desert and more.

“Nowadays, we’re confronted with so much climate despair and bad news that it’s really easy to feel powerless. This is one way you can help and be involved.” @reviewjournal.com
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‘Consultation is not consent’: What rights do tribes have when mining comes knocking? When mining comes to town, Native American tribes are often an afterthought. Did Lithium Americas follow the law at its Thacker Pass site?

And finally, a closer that discusses the drawbacks of federal Indian law as it pertains to tribal consultation.

Are unanswered letters enough for a mine to proceed? What do these bedrock laws actually say, and how have they been interpreted? www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Inside the little-known protest lawsuit from a powerful lithium mining company The Nevada protesters, some of them Indigenous, have called it a SLAPP lawsuit, or a strategic lawsuit against public participation meant to intimidate critics.

Lithium Americas quietly held onto civil charges against seven protestors who participated in the 2021 prayer camp.

Until late this year, when the lawsuit was settled, some Indigenous Nevadans faced tall fines for “trespassing” on the mine site: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Indigenous conflict with Nevada lithium mine endures years after protest Lithium Americas is still working with a Nevada tribal council on a community benefit agreement.

Take any sample of tribal members on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, and you'll hear different things about lithium and the future.

Still, Great Basin tribes have been at the center of legal challenges to the mine. And some talks are ongoing: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

‘Force the table to come to you’: Nevada ranching town worried about lithium mine Lithium Americas is building the mine closest to Orovada, a town of ranchers in Nevada’s Humboldt County, near the Oregon border.

Fighting for a seat at the table, the small, unincorporated ranching town of Orovada is the closest fenceline community to the mine. Water is the central tenet of life for desert ranchers.

Here's a look at what matters to these folks as the mine proceeds: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

American taxpayers own a stake in this Nevada lithium mine. Will it pay off? Nevada has zeroed in on establishing a ‘lithium loop’ for electric vehicle batteries.

With “volatility” in the North American market for lithium, will taxpayer investments in Thacker Pass from state and federal officials pay off?

Nevada is betting big on lithium through its goal of establishing a so-called “lithium loop”: www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Cancer, mercury and extraction: Nevada mining town, near Thacker Pass, has polluted past The country’s biggest lithium mine has residents of McDermitt skeptical. The town straddles the Nevada-Oregon border and has a history of pollution.

In the first part, a look at the former mining town of McDermitt. Mercury miing left behind scars, including persistent water pollution that some have, anecdotally, linked to cancer.

But could lithium be the boost the town is looking for? www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-...

Nevada’s ‘white gold’ rush All roads lead to Thacker Pass to solidify Nevada as the country’s leader in supplying domestic lithium batteries. Hear from frontline Nevada communities that are bearing the brunt of the country’s...

🧵: You may have first heard of Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium mine when Native Americans and enviros hosted a prayer camp at the site in protest about four years ago. Today, these conflicts endure.

Read @reviewjournal.com's six-part series about the mine at lvrj.com/thackerpass.

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All roads lead to Thacker Pass to solidify Nevada as the country’s leader in supplying domestic lithium batteries. In Alan Halaly's six-part series, hear from frontline Nevada communities that are bearing the brunt of the country’s clean energy future.
FULL SERIES→ reviewjournal.com/thackerpass 

‘Nobody’s the enemy’: Ex-Nevada water chief on Colorado River deadlock Mulroy, the first general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, represented the region for years on Colorado River issues.

Before #CRWUA, it's worth reading some musings from Nevada's retired “water witch” on the frustrating stalemate between Colorado River states.

Pat Mulroy is one of a handful in the water world who has been in the room where it happens @reviewjournal.com:
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Amid Colorado River ‘impasse,’ tense meeting comes to Las Vegas Lake Mead’s future is still being decided in closed meetings.

It’s #CRWUA week in Las Vegas! The seven Colorado River states are set to speak on a joint panel Thursday, and the Bureau of Reclamation will give a negotiation update on Wednesday. Stay tuned @reviewjournal.com:
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Colorado River deadline passes without an agreement Tuesday was the deadline for seven states to submit a framework for a deal to update the river’s operating guidelines that expire at the end of 2026.

What happened — and what didn’t — on Colorado River deadline day today. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

He had big ambitions for this Southern Nevada town. Then the river ran dry Ed Ringle, of EddieWorld fame, built a pond in Beatty that dried up parts of the Amargosa River system this summer. Water and wildlife regulators have taken notice.

NEW: Competing visions abound for the desert town of Beatty, where any development can impact the Amargosa River.

Mining, dev and water have seemingly collided: @reviewjournal.com:
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Axed Colorado River nominee alleges interference: ‘Never seen this kind of vitriol’ Colorado River talks to save Lake Mead may go on without a permanent commissioner.

ICYMI: Ted Cooke, the AZ official meant to lead Colorado River negotiations, spoke on the record about how his nomination for Reclamation commissioner was canceled — at the height of division between states, with time running out for a deal @reviewjournal.com:
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Warring lithium companies take dispute to Nevada Supreme Court A mining company is after Albermarle’s water rights for its Silver Peak mine in Esmeralda County.

A wonky water story for your Thursday.

At issue in the case: Can the country’s only active lithium mine hold on to its full water rights without using all of them?

Nevada’s “use-it-or-lose-it” water law provision in play @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/environ...

‘We’re 10 to 15 years behind’: The Nevada Heat Lab is working to save your life While Nevada is behind Phoenix, Arizona, when it comes to heat, a Desert Research Institute team led by Ariel Choinard is forcing progress.

Important work is underway at @driscience.bsky.social, filling a gap in Nevada government as a small team of researchers “own” the urban heat issue and guide policy.

Does Nevada need a dedicated government office for extreme heat? Story @reviewjournal.com
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RTC security company among 2 cited under new Nevada heat regulation Employees of Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. work on the Las Vegas Strip, in front of Paris Las Vegas and the Bellagio.

In records obtained @reviewjournal.com, we see how enforcement of Nevada OSHA's new worker protections from heat is playing out.

Nevada's rule, which doesn't include any temperature triggers, is being floated in federal rulemaking sessions right now.
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Thanks for doing the important work that you do, Naomi!

A flower could slow construction of NV Energy’s costly transmission line In rural Nevada, a battle is brewing over whether the state has an obligation to protect the sodaville milkvetch flower.

Thank you @alanhalaly.bsky.social @reviewjournal.com for covering the potential devastation to a rare plant population in the path of the Greenlink West Transmission Line. My student, Chloe Novak has been collecting data to shed light on this issue. www.reviewjournal.com/business/ene...

The Historic Westside is getting hotter. Trees could cool it down A lack of trees makes the Historic Westside one of the hottest neighborhoods in Las Vegas, which climate scientists consider to be the nation’s second-fastest warming city.

Great primer to tree inequity in Las Vegas from our @reviewjournal.com intern @finnegan-belleau.bsky.social:
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In the country’s fastest-warming city, extreme-heat planning is just beginning Nevada leaders brainstormed solutions at the University of Nevada, Reno, this week.

Quick trip to @unevadareno.bsky.social for the first-ever Northern Nevada Heat Summit. Reno is America’s fastest-warming city, and officials are paying attention.

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Gov. Joe Lombardo signs a bill requiring big cities and counties to create heat mitigation plans, reversing course from a 2023 veto.

Following this story today @reviewjournal.com:
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Heat death victim’s family sues Las Vegas hospital, addiction center The Las Vegas family filed a lawsuit against Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Desert Hope Treatment Center.

Melissa Gallia, suffering from alcohol withdrawals, passed out and died after discharge from Sunrise Hospital, one story of the 527 people who died last year because of the heat in Clark County.

The family is seeking monetary damages @reviewjournal.com:
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‘You are not alone’: Most Nevadans worry about climate change, poll shows Las Vegas and Reno are the nation’s two fastest-warming cities because of climate change, and that has most Nevada residents worried.

In the state with the nation’s two fastest-warming cities, most believe in climate change and think officials should do something, polling from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found.

Story @reviewjournal.com, with input from UNR and @debrahendrickson.bsky.social: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

Could a public lands deal amount to a water grab for Utah? Lake Powell is directly tied to Lake Mead, the source of almost all of Las Vegas’ drinking water.

Is a GOP public lands sale a thinly veiled attempt at building a Lake Powell pipeline for Southern Utah?

No, according to the head of a water district — but critics say nothing would stop the agency from changing its mind. Story @reviewjournal.com: www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...

Chatted with @alanhalaly.bsky.social for @reviewjournal.com about the @nrdc.org petition for strengthened federal administration of “beneficial use” in the #ColoradoRiver.

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