Wastewater monitoring raises possibility of summer COVID-19 surge in Clark County

It’s in the air, and now in the water. Samples from Southern Nevada’s wastewater have shown an increase of the COVID-19 ...     [WASTEWATER MONITORING RAISES POSSIBILITY OF SUMMER COVID-19 SURGE IN CLARK COUNTY]( [It’s in the air, and now in the water. Samples from Southern Nevada’s wastewater have shown an increase of the COVID-19 virus in areas of the valley, indicating a possible summer surge of the illness that has spread across the country.]( [IN WILDFIRE SEASON, ENHANCED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS ASKED TO KEEP INFORMED]( [Mary Wagner could smell summer in the air. It’s a woody, acrid odor that tends to cause watery eyes and a scratchy throat. The smoke that wafts into the Las Vegas Valley each year as the mercury rises comes from wildfires in neighboring states and the surrounding mountains. “Here in Las Vegas … our air quality is pretty bad, and a lot of it has to do with the wildfires in California,” said Wagner, a clean-air advocate who lives in Las Vegas.]( [HAMMON’S ‘UNDERDOG’ MENTALITY HAS HELPED ACES GET BACK ON TRACK]( [Becky Hammon has had to prove she belongs among the best in basketball throughout her career. She was a consensus All-American in 1999 at Colorado State but went undrafted that year. Though Hammon became a multiple WNBA All-Star she wasn’t initially invited to the U.S. Olympic training camp in 2008.]( [TOURISTS STILL FLOCK TO DEATH VALLEY AMID HEAT WAVE BLAMED FOR SEVERAL DEATHS]( [Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth's hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist's death over the weekend.](   MOST READ: [Miami, Utah to open 2027 college football season in Las Vegas](  [Bidding Farewell to ‘The Beatles Love’](  [Is organic produce worth the higher price?]( [Arizona congressional delegation introduces $5 billion tribal water rights legislation]( [Do you really need sunscreen every day?](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](