Local heat mitigation plans lack details on access to public drinking water

By: Michael Lyle

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 960

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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City and county officials from Southern and Northern Nevada acknowledged more work needs to be done to expand access to public drinking water and offer cooling centers beyond normal business hours.

Reno and Las Vegas are the two fastest warming cities in the nation according to Climate Central, a nonprofit that analyzes climate science and has studied temperatures of cities across the country over the past 50 years. Heat-related deaths have spiked in both …

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