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Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.

26 août 2026 à 11:39
The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.

© Ian C. Bates for The New York Times

The Hawk fire, burning in Reno, Nev., has destroyed structures and kept people out of their homes.

America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water

23 août 2026 à 10:31
Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.

Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows

14 août 2026 à 20:38
The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter. An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”

© Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, via Associated Press

Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk and recorder, in court in Grand Junction, Colo., in 2024.

Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever

9 août 2026 à 20:44
Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.

© Ty Oneil/Associated Press

A boat in Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on Friday. The bathtub ring of light minerals marks the water level at its peak.

Two Killed in Firefighting Helicopter Crash Near Utah Wildfire

8 août 2026 à 22:32
The aircraft was responding to the Widemouth 2 fire, which has burned more than 100,000 acres since starting last month.

© Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News, via Associated Press

A Sikorsky Skycrane at the Widemouth 2 fire east of Fillmore, Utah, on Tuesday, before it crashed on Friday.
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