AMARGOSA, Nev.—Eight thousand years. That’s roughly how long it takes for snowmelt from Mount Charleston, north of Las Vegas, to reach the aquifer in the Amargosa Basin and Death Valley—the hottest ...

A Native American tribe and coalition of environmentalists are challenging the Trump administration’s approval of a mine expansion that could threaten one of Nevada’s most delicate ecosystems. In a ...

EU-funded researchers are transforming former coal-mining sites across Europe into thriving areas that provide lasting environmental and social benefits. When Professor Alicja Krzemień set out to turn ...

LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a two-year pause on new mining claims on land adjacent to Nevada’s Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Federal officials will also ...

An extensive fight to protect the water of Nevada’s Amargosa Valley may soon be won, ending a nearly two-year battle that spanned from the nation’s capital to the porches of Nye County residents ...