Gov. Steve Sisolak announced that Kristen Averyt joined his administration as the state’s first senior climate adviser.

Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a new position in his administration this week: Senior Climate Advisor Kristen Averyt, who was acting as the state’s climate policy coordinator in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will serve in the position.

Dr. Kristen Averyt, who shared in a 2007 Nobel Prize on climate change and led the Desert Research Institute, will serve as Nevada’s first senior climate advisor.

As the popularity of electric vehicles in Nevada steadily grows, infrastructure in the valley to support drivers is also steadily growing.

People who live in the Southwest know that it has been especially hot and dry the last couple of years, but a new government report shows those conditions are truly historic.

People who live in the Southwest know it’s been especially hot and dry the past couple of years, but a new government report shows those conditions are actually historic.

President Biden delays the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, as progressive and moderate Democrats fail to agree on social spending.

The face of climate change here is visible in a big warning notice left on a front door from a water inspector making daily rounds.