A Primer on Nevada’s 2023 Legislative Session
The Nevada Legislature convenes its 82nd legislative session on Feb. 6, kicking off the biennial process of determining how to spend Nevada’s tax dollars...
Creative Misdirection: One Day at a Presentation
Opinion
A funny thing happened at a presentation the other day. A retired professor started off talking about how to repair damaged riparian (streamside) areas...
Adam Laxalt Is No Paul Laxalt
Opinion: As a retired Reno newsman who covered Paul Laxalt during the height of his power as a U.S. senator in the 1980s, I...
Let’s Talk Hunting: Part 2
Opinion
Have you ever wondered if you are a Traditionalist or Mutualist, maybe a Pluralist?
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies with assistance from its...
Rural Nevada is at the Frontline of Renewable Energy Development
Nevada is making strides toward its renewable energy goals as it develops infrastructure to move power throughout the state, but some Nevadans worry the...
First Green Bank in Nevada Names Founding Executive Director
Last month, the Nevada Clean Energy Fund named Kirsten Stasio as its founding executive director. Created after the state legislature passed Senate Bill 407...
January 20, 2025
Opinion
Whatever remained of the democratic republic known as the United States of America vanished on January 20, 2025 when, for the second time in...
Dam the Status Quo
Before Developing Water Strategies for the Future, We Must Rectify the Decisions of the Past
As the ongoing effects of climate change are realized throughout...
George Orwell Still Lives in Unexpected Places
Opinion
In 1992, Nevada was suffering a multi-year drought. Governor Miller declared a drought disaster for several northern Nevada counties. Shortly after, the Nevada Board...
Science Versus Politics
Opinion
Recently, a U.S. Geological Survey study (USGS) by Peter Coates, Ph.D., et.al looked at the relationship between wild horses and numbers of male greater...