Nevada

A Million-year Health Standard

The EPA creates a million-year health standard for Yucca Mountain dump.

11 August 2005 - 11:00am

The New York Times

What Happens In Las Vegas... Won't Include Water

Nevada's desert oasis is facing serious water issues -- most of which are caused by residents.

7 August 2005 - 7:00am

BBC News

Who Should Get Vegas' Sewage?

As Las Vegas grows, the city is sending more pollutants into Lake Mead, the source of drinking water for millions in the West.

20 June 2005 - 9:00am

The Los Angeles Times

US Metropolis Rises Out Of Desert Wasteland

The Henderson and North Las Vegas suburbs were the No. 2 and No. 3 most rapidly expanding cities nationwide in 2004.

8 June 2005 - 11:00am

The Financial Times

Burning Man -- Creative Fire In The Desert

A strange new dream began to take real shape and materialize on the desert floor—the Burning Man Art Festival. Includes an essay and slideshow.

24 May 2005 - 1:00pm

Terrain

Las Vegas Glitz Dulled By Growing Pains

As the city opens the world's most expensive casino, residents worry about lack of housing, bad traffic, smog, and crime.

29 April 2005 - 7:00am

The Christian Science Monitor

Designing A 'Themeless' Vegas Casino

Architect Cesar Pelli will design a 4,000-room "themeless" hotel-casino, part of a $4.7-billion project to be built on the Las Vegas Strip.

12 April 2005 - 1:00pm

The Los Angeles Times

Green Vs. Coal: Where The West Begins

A showdown in the Nevada desert pits coal plant proponents against advocates of renewable resources. L.A.'s decision will shape the outcome.

12 April 2005 - 9:00am

The Los Angeles Times

The Most Expensive Hotel In Las Vegas

Developer Steve Wynn has returned with his $2.7-billion 'Wynn Las Vegas' hotel that may again elevate the standard for luxury in Sin City.

31 January 2005 - 7:00am

The Los Angeles Times

Review: Sun, Sin & Suburbia

"Sun, Sin & Suburbia An Essential History of Modern Las Vegas", by Geoff Schumacher, may be the definitive work about the fastest-growing place in America.

24 January 2005 - 1:00pm

The Los Angeles Times

Transit Re-Debuts in Sin City

Las Vegas monorail is up and running for holiday peak business.

4 January 2005 - 8:00am

The Washington Post

New Game In Vegas: Mixed Use

Instead of building a new megahotel MGM is spending $3 billion to transform 66 acres on the Las Vegas Strip into a mini-Manhattan.

30 December 2004 - 1:00pm

The New York Times

Las Vegas Monorail Reopens After 107 Days

The four-mile monorail reopens Christmas Eve, ending a 107-day shutdown because of mechanical problems.

28 December 2004 - 7:00am

Las Vegas Review Journal

BLM's Affordable Housing Program Unpopular

Municipalities show little interest in Bureau of Land Management's program to make land available at discounted rates for affordable housing.

30 November 2004 - 10:00am

Las Vegas Sun

Creating A Massive New Urbanist Sin City

Two new 'mini-city' developments in Las Vegas could alter the Las Vegas landscape by the end of the decade.

16 November 2004 - 7:00am

Wall St. Journal

High-end Mixed Use On The Strip

Three billion dollar project in Vegas emphasizes living spaces and other nongambling features.

15 November 2004 - 10:00am

Las Vegas Sun

Fears Over Yucca Mountain Could Spell Trouble For Bush

The controversial nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada is causing some residents in this swing state to re-think their support for President Bush.

23 October 2004 - 9:00am

The Guardian Unlimited