Nevada Progressive

It's hot outside. And it's quite dry. Yep, it's awfully dry outside. How dry? Take a look at this map . The drought continues...

Nearly a year ago, it was in flames. And its smoke darkened the Las Vegas Valley below. The Carpenter 1 Fire was a frighteningly giant wake...

In 2011, a constitutional amendment was introduced in the Nevada Legislature. And somehow, it managed to pass that year despite the acrimon...

Today, a mountain range in Southern New Mexico is making news. And don't worry, it's making news for a good reason. Earlier this w...

We were wondering when more folks would notice. Sure, Cliven Bundy became "old news" for national media pundits when he was revea...

Might the armed madness finally be nearing an end? After over a month of Cliven Bundy and his gang of "outlaw cowboys" running ra...

Across the nation, it was greeted with shock. Around the world, it was met with sneers & eye rolls . But in Ground Zero of this conflict...

On Thursday, we were alerted to a troubling situation near Bunkerville. A local rancher named Cliven Bundy had been illegally sending his c...

So we have another outbreak of outrage this week. But is it really all about cattle? Is there some sort of "overreach"? Or are the...

When most think of Southern Nevada, they envision the glitz & glamour of the Las Vegas Strip. Perhaps some also manage to imagine the em...

It was supposed to be dead. Over three years ago, the US Department of Energy formally withdrew its application to complete the long propose...

This isn't new. For some time, we've been warned of the frightening effects of climate change . We've even been experiencing it ...

This week has truly been a wild one in Carson City. We've seen plenty of action as the 77th session of the Nevada Legislature comes to a...

We've been waiting for this for some time. We've been waiting for Congressional action on Gold Butte for months. And after several ...

So far this year, we've been wondering about the future of Lake Tahoe . While SB 229 passed the Nevada State Senate last month and seem...

Oh, yes. That's right. We have even more hot Nevada Legislature news this morning! We've been closely following SB 229 here. That...

Earlier today, we discussed the ongoing saga over the fate of Lake Tahoe and the regulatory agency (TRPA) that protects it. In March, SB 22...

Late last month, we discussed an important environmental bill in the Nevada Legislature, SB 229 . This bill is out to repeal SB 271 , the co...

How important is being green? Over the weekend, the Reno Gazette Journal 's web site ran this blog item about Reno businesses seeing gre...

Last month, we were shocked to discover that state officials are considering allowing fracking in Nevada. Now, we have more concrete detail...