Lawmakers introduce bill to protect Nevada workers from extreme heat. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — In March, state lawmakers introduced a bill seeking to protect outdoor workers from the brutal heat. Employees at Boss Security Screens know how hot it gets in Las Vegas. They put in the effort outside to install security screens to protect […]
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – It’s an issue that FOX5 has been covering for years and that the neighborhood itself has been dealing with for decades: the sinking streets of Windsor Park in North Las Vegas. On Saturday, residents of about 90 families who live in the Windsor Park neighborhood attended a screening of a […]
Climate change is happening. Last year, a report said the number of days above 115 degrees in the Las Vegas area might grow ten times in the next 80 years, about 40 days a year. Last year set a milestone for water, too: Lake Mead’s first intake pipe for drinking water dried up. It can […]
Homeowners in sinking North Las Vegas subdivision could receive state funding for new homes. For the past 40-plus years, Webster Davis has been watching the houses in his Windsor Park neighborhood slowly sink into the ground. In this North Las Vegas neighborhood, foundations are cracked, sidewalks are broken and streets are warped. The shifting ground wreaks […]
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – People living in the Windsor Park neighborhood of North Las Vegas, which is slowly sinking into the ground, feel left behind. Some of them who’ve lived there for decades made their voices heard in testimony before the Nevada Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development Thursday. “My father bought that home […]
CARSON, NV (KXNV) – Los esfuezos para proteger a los miles de trabajadores que laboran a la interperie cada año continúan. Este lunes, el “Proyecto de Ley de Condiciones de Trabajo de Clima Extremo” se escuchó en el Comité de Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado. SB 427 revisa la ley existente de seguridad y salud ocupacional […]
CARSON, NV (KXNV) – Los esfuezos para proteger a los miles de trabajadores que laboran a la interperie cada año continúan. Este lunes, el “Proyecto de Ley de Condiciones de Trabajo de Clima Extremo” se escuchó en el Comité de Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado. SB 427 revisa la ley existente de seguridad y salud ocupacional […]
‘The neighborhood is ours’: Neighbors draw line in sand during Nevada Senate testimony. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – People living in the Windsor Park neighborhood of North Las Vegas, which is slowly sinking into the ground, feel left behind. Some of them who’ve lived there for decades made their voices heard in testimony before the Nevada […]
Finally! A bill to protect workers from extreme heat By Gerardo Velásquez Sunday, April 9, 2023 | 2 a.m. Yes, heat waves can kill. Strolling under a scorching heat of up to 127 degrees is not something we would do on a normal day. Now, imagine having to work for hours under the same circumstances. As […]
