Daniel Rothberg

Between the Truckee River and asphalt roads that line its banks are yellow cursive scribblings on the sidewalk. The words go on for a mile, unfurling as a tale about time, change and place.

The decision gives Nevada’s top water regulator the clear authority and legal certainty in managing the depletion of groundwater in Nevada.

With significant implications for the management of groundwater in Nevada, the Supreme Court had ruled that the state has broad authority over such management.

As the Southwest dries, can a city notorious for excess find a way to survive with less?

In an era of unprecedented drought, Las Vegas is leading the way with rigorous water-saving strategies to ensure its survival and growth.

In the Nevada valley that is one of the most significant domestic sources of a key element for the energy transition, one company controls the groundwater needed to mine it, another is fighting for a share of it and others are lining up at the tap.

In the heart of Nevada, a crucial battle over water rights is intensifying as lithium mining operations vie for the scarce resource essential for their extraction processes.

The proposed designation of Bahsahwahbee National Monument would protect a religious site known for its juniper groves.

This summer, a short-lived curtailment order brought a dispute to a head between farmers irrigating from the Snake River and those dependent on groundwater. Without a long-term plan to share water, the cuts could come back next year.

The brine fly is in trouble. It could take the whole ecosystem down with it.