After I wrote about aquatic invasive mussels in Lake Mead, readers wrote in with a variety of questions and comments. Can they serve as a food source? Are boat inspections for the diminutive creatures a waste of money? Here, I address some of those reader topics.

For native ecosystems, water managers and recreationalists, aquatic invasive mussels are diminutive nightmares. And with recent nearby discoveries, they pose growing threats to Nevada’s waterways.

The massive, Las Vegas-sized Esmeralda 7 solar project planned for Esmeralda County is still viable but is moving forward with a different approach, the Department of Interior confirmed Tuesday to The Nevada Independent.

A massive solar project proposed to be built in rural Esmeralda County with a footprint roughly the size of Las Vegas appears to have been scrapped by the Bureau of Land Management.

Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of violating environmental regulations nearly 800 times in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas.

Three years after the federal government listed a tiny Nevada toad on the endangered species list, a geothermal company seeking to develop a project near the toad’s only known habitat in Northern Nevada is suing the government over the listing.

While the Trump administration's emerging ownership of private companies is not without precedent, economic experts fear future market impacts if the government doesn't eventually disentangle itself from these companies.

The U.S. government will take a 5 percent stake directly in the Thacker Pass project and a 5 percent stake in project developer Lithium Americas in exchange for releasing the initial $435 million of a $2.23 billion loan.

The mine may be the test case for other projects under the new accelerated permitting process, though experts and environmentalists fear the revised policies will gut the public’s ability to provide input on projects in their communities.

The Desert Research Institute is piloting a study to examine the simultaneous effects of heat and wildfire smoke on Northern Nevadans. This month, I volunteer to be one of its guinea pigs.

“If without this infusion of credit or cash, the project shuts down, then my answer is, ‘Yeah,’” Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said. “If my only choice is ‘shut it down,’ or ‘the government takes a piece of it and it keeps going,’ then I'm not picking ‘shut it down.’”

The proposals would have required companies including Tesla to obtain more onerous permits and required companies to keep following more stringent federal waste regulations related to the handling of hazardous materials.

EcoMadres — a subdivision of Moms Clean Air Force, a nonprofit that tries to raise awareness of the impact of heat and pollution on communities — held a summit on the topic Saturday at the offices of progressive advocacy group Make the Road Nevada.

On Friday, the Washington Free Beacon and Politico reported that a high-ranking official is questioning the viability of Thacker Pass. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) had a call with the U.S. Energy Secretary to voice his support for the project.

As executive orders stall renewable energy development and spark uncertainty in the energy sector, the federal government has twice delayed when it will issue a final decision on Greenlink North, a controversial high-voltage transmission line that would bisect central Nevada.

This summer’s scourge of heat-related deaths in Nevada mirrors a nationwide trend, with recent studies showing that extreme summertime heat is now the leading cause of weather-related deaths.

The rule was a key part of efforts under former President Joe Biden to refocus the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management, which oversees about 10 percent of land in the U.S.

While "contentious negotiations" continue regarding usage and the ongoing water crisis of the Colorado River, Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) hosted the third annual Water Summit at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas on Aug. 28.

The ways wildfires start are innumerable but they almost always have one thing in common: humans. This month, we look at how increased recreation leads to higher fire danger, potentially higher wildfire insurance rates and more restrictive access to outdoor spaces.

Many of the state’s outdoor showpieces, as well as popular nearby recreation areas, now require reservations or permits to access, but those systems can exclude certain groups from some of nature’s crown jewels, according to experts.