Daniel Rothberg

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Judge: Water regulators did not overstep in rejecting the company’s paperwork after discovering a conflict in the chain of title for water rights it bought in 2020.

Nevada environmental news: Heat illness rules falter, but state commits to working on revised heat regulation.

Nevada legislative news: Activists pledge to continue pushing for heat illness rules after regulation, legislation falter.

After Nevada Gold Mines was formed in 2019, management stopped recognizing a union and was taken to court. This week, the company and the union negotiated a new contract.

Biden plans to sign a proclamation designating the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. It will become the fourth recent national monument established in Nevada.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at the state’s efforts to digitize more than a century of water records, making their archive more accessible to researchers and the public.

A federal investigation into a fatality at Nevada Gold Mines faulted the company for not following its safety protocols to protect open areas and outlined four enforcement actions.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at improving drought conditions after large storms brought considerable precipitation to much of Nevada and the Colorado River Basin.

This week’s edition of Indy Environment looks at Nevada’s proposed consensus plan for the Colorado River — and comments from other states that rely on the river.

A Nevada rancher, environmental groups and two tribes challenging a federal permit for the Thacker Pass mine presented oral arguments in a Reno federal District Court this week.

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This week’s holiday edition of the Indy Environment newsletter looks at four environmental issues to watch in 2023. Among them are the ongoing drought and a transition from fossil fuels.

Absent an agreement, the federal government is pursuing a two-pronged strategy on cutting Colorado River water use.

Last year, Justice James Hardesty empaneled a commission of water officials and District Court judges to study how cases are moving through the legal system. We spoke to Hardesty about the commission’s progress and the judiciary’s role in hearing water disputes.

This week’s Indy Environment looks at efforts to reduce wildfire risks through forest treatments, an effort that supporters say will also benefit the Truckee River watershed.

In Clayton Valley, an epicenter for lithium exploration in Nevada, a contentious legal and administrative battle rages over water rights and the laws that govern mining in the West.

This week’s Indy Environment looks at shrinking reservoirs and rising energy prices for rural utilities on already tight margins.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter recaps a Colorado River panel hosted by The Nevada Independent at IndyFest, our annual news festival.