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These news stories are compiled from Google News by searching for the keywords: "las vegas aquifer." Please ignore any stories that don't pertain to this issue.Deutsche Bank Drowning in Vegas on Costliest Bank-Owned Casino Bloomberg The aquifer forms as runoff seeps into the ground and pools atop a layer of caliche, a cement-like rock, according to Bronson Mack, a spokesman at Las Vegas ... Cosmopolitan casino leaves Deutsche Bank underwater in Vegas |
Deutsche Bank's wrong-way bet FierceFinance The bank had no choice but to foreclose on the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino complex in Las Vegas, which Bloomberg calls the "most expensive debacle in the ... |
 New York Times | Solar Developer Abandons Water Plans New York Times ... valley 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas. That divided the residents of Amargosa Valley, some of whom feared the solar farm would suck dry their aquifer. ... German solar developer goes dry in Nevada |
Herbert agrees to 'go slow' on Snake Valley water deal Salt Lake Tribune Agency spokesman Scott Huntley said the judge ignored 100 years of Nevada water law and appeared to display bias against Las Vegas during court proceedings. ... |
Nevada hold 'em Salt Lake Tribune Las Vegas, which is powerful thirsty, covets its neighbors' water. It yearns to pump huge gulps of ground water from beneath rural basins to the north and ... |
Judge tosses roadblock into Snake Valley deal Deseret News Although the agreement comes with strict environmental protections, ranchers, farmers and other residents of Snake Valley say any pumping of the aquifer ... |
Draining groundwater not the answer Deseret News Subsidence is already prevalent throughout the southwest (including in Las Vegas), exceeding 30 feet in parts of California. ... Meetings to detail Snake Valley wells |
Don't sign Snake Valley water deal Salt Lake Tribune SNWA wants to pump groundwater from beneath multiple valleys north of Las Vegas and pipe it to Sin City. Snake Valley, which straddles the Utah/Nevada state ... Font Size: A A A |
In Nevada, nuclear raises touchy issues Las Vegas Sun Plans to build at least one major transmission line from Ely to Las Vegas mean a nuclear plant up there could supply power to Southern Nevada and elsewhere, ... |
Clippings: Highlights of The Salt Lake Tribune's Opinion pages Salt Lake Tribune SNWA wants to pump groundwater from beneath multiple valleys north of Las Vegas and pipe it to Sin City. Snake Valley, which straddles the Utah/Nevada state ... |
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