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Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko looks for water being wasted during irrigation times outside residential homes. She said most of the time she leaves a warning flag if she finds something wrong for residents to fix, but if the problem is not fixed and Water Waste Investigators record the violation again, it will most likely result in a fine for the property owner. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

NPR

These investigators patrol Las Vegas looking for one thing: water waste

by Yvette Fernandez August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water.

Economy, Environment, Local

Jamestown has a drinking water problem. Could it have been avoided?

by Olivia Ebertz June 29, 2025June 27, 2025

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This story is part of our series One Storm Away: How climate change is threatening drinking water on the Ocean State’s islands When Christina DiMeglio decided to move back home to Rhode Island in 2016, she thought she’d found the perfect house on Conanicut Island. It has a wide backyard with sweeping views of the East […]

Environment, Possibly Podcast

How can a lake contribute to climate change?

by Emma Mejia, Hamid Torabzadeh and Megan Hall March 25, 2025March 24, 2025

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On this episode of Possibly, we’re taking a look at the Great Salt Lake. The lake has been shrinking for years, but it’s also doing something strange- it’s creating more greenhouse gas emissions than people expected.