Lake Mead is named for the man who oversaw the construction of the Hoover Dam and was a trailblazing pioneer of water ...

What happens if the Hoover Dam fails? This engineering marvel has been standing for nearly a century, supplying water and ...

Michael Hiltzik tells California's story with a journalist’s reluctance to take anything at face value and a distrust of ...

If water levels seemed lower to visitors last month on Lake Havasu, they weren’t wrong. But federal officials say more water ...

Reno is grappling with lower than projected revenue from its major source of revenue, the C-tax, Reno city manager Jackie ...

THE completion, just announced, of the great concrete structure originally known as the Boulder Dam, but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam, across the Colorado River in Black Canyon ...

Las Vegas City Hall does not display nor possess a photo of the mayor considered “the most controversial” in the town’s ...

Founded by Charles Marsh in a kitchen in 1900, CW Marsh began making seals for water mains. It grew into a key producer of ...

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...

Question: Why does concrete get hot when it is curing? Answer: Simply put, water plus aggregates (gravel, sand, stone), plus cement (such as Portland cement) start a chain of chemical reactions called ...

They knew the two proposed alternatives would not be implemented as written — the feds even said as much during an elaborate news conference at Hoover Dam. But people took them seriously.