Environmentalists are petitioning federal authorities to protect a rare yellow sunflower threatened by the millions of visitors who flock to Red Rock Canyon each year.
Read MoreKNPR Nevada Public Radio: SAVE Act passes House, CCSD cuts and Red Rock sunflower at risk
House GOP advances voter ID bill, Nevada rolls out new data policy, CCSD faces staff cuts, Red Rock sunflower nears extinction, and Basque cheesecake gains fame. The Daily Rundown – February 12th, 2026 ????️ House Republicans approved legislation Wednesday that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections. The bill, called the Safeguard American…
Read MoreLas Vegas Review Journal: Rare Red Rock sunflower at high risk of extinction, petition argues
About 3 million people visit Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas every year, but few have noticed the tiny yellow sunflower that has called it home for centuries.
Read MoreKLAS CBS 8 News Now: Petition launched to prevent extinction of Red Rock sunflower near Las Vegas
An environmental group is petitioning the BLM to do more to protect a particular sunflower found at Red Rock.
Read MoreKVVU Fox 5 Las Vegas: Can cloud seeding programs boost water supply in the West?
Western states invest millions in weather modification technology to increase precipitation
Read MoreNevada State Parks: Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Spring Mountain Ranch
Nevada State Parks is proud to present the Wild and Scenic Film Festival Tour, coming to Spring Mountain Ranch State Park on Saturday, November 8, 2025!
Read MoreLas Vegas Sun: Region’s water supplies dwindle, but Nevada has chance to fight It
Nevada’s future — and that of the American West — depends on how seriously we confront the collapse of the Colorado River Basin’s water supply.
Read MoreVegas PBS: Health Headlines & Protecting Red Rock’s Dark Sky
We look at what it takes to make Red Rock Canyon an Urban Night Sky Place, with the help of Save Red Rock and Brett Torino Foundation.
Read MoreKLAS CBS 8 News Now: Las Vegas honors community heroes for their impact and service
Compassionate Las Vegas is a community network that was created to build a movement by honoring individuals who embody compassion in our neighborhoods.
Read MoreLas Vegas Weekly: A beginner’s guide to stargazing in Southern Nevada
If you want to start stargazing, look up! But if you want to take the hobby a step further, Mig Ponce, the president of the Las Vegas Astronomical Society, offers some useful tips on how residents of a city known for its bright lights can best view the wonders of the night sky.
Read MorePublic Domain: Environmental Groups Urge Senate To Vote Down Trump’s Public Lands Chief
More than 125 public land, climate and environmental advocacy groups signed on to a letter Monday urging senators to oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the federal government’s largest land management agency, citing “inherent conflicts of interest.”
Read MoreLas Vegas Weekly: Red Rock Canyon could be recognized as Urban Night Sky Place
Save Red Rock, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management to protect the area from the impacts of light pollution by pushing for it to be recognized as an Urban Night Sky Place. The designation, determined by the International Dark Sky Places Program…
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