Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

A UNLV study shows water usage in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson increased by more than a billion gallons in the months after last year’s implementation of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

Water usage in Henderson jumped by more than a billion gallons in the months after the implementation of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order last year, a recent study found.

It's no secret that in Las Vegas, our water levels are running low. Now a new study from UNLV suggests the pandemic put a bigger strain on an already pressed water supply.

As concerns flare over record-low water levels at Lake Mead, a new UNLV study shows that COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders — and a subsequent societal shift to remote work — may be exacerbating the problem.

Residential water consumption in Southern Nevada spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Research by UNLV economists finds that pandemic stay-at-home orders put a strain on already tight water resources.

In 2020, there were 39,829 forest fires across the United States. Combined, they damaged 4 million acres in total. Ninety percent of fires are caused by people. This means that whether they’re caused by power lines, arson, or cigarettes, a majority of what you hear on the news could have been prevented. Of course, this means the remaining 10 percent of wildfires caused by nature are unavoidable.