Nevada’s top water official is halting new drilling permits in a fast-growing community north of Reno.

California would set a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045 under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

It's the latest battle between President Donald Trump and the nation's most populous state, where Democrats have tried aggressively to thwart the president's agenda.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says a new federal plan to protect the threatened sage grouse will grant more flexibility to the 11 Western states where the bird lives. 

Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its long quest to become the first company to produce oil in Alaska's Arctic waters, darkening the nation's long-term oil prospects and delighting environmental groups that tried to block the project.

The drought may be putting some businesses at risk, like agriculture, but it's also keeping some business afloat, like well-drillers. And the Bruce MacKay Pump & Well Service Inc. company is one that is very busy these days.

After an extremely rare 4.0 earthquake hit near Youngstown, Ohio 3 years ago, state geologists have now confirmed a probable link between fracking and earthquakes. Its' a discovery that has implications for Nevada too.