A local horticulture expert told Ahern Family of Companies Vice President Lloyd Benson in 2016 that cherry trees would never ...

Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is planting thousands of trees to help cool its hottest neighborhoods.

Las Vegas is one of 100 metropolitan areas the U.S. Forest Service hopes to one day add to its annual Forest Inventory and Analysis, an exhaustive nationwide tree tally and health assessment.

Las Vegas resident Chris Steinfals, who has been recycling his Christmas trees since 1999, said he noticed that dropping off his tree this year wasn't as easy as it has been.

Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, scientists say, and Las Vegas continues to break temperature records. The ...

From tree giveaways, to community orchards to high-tech solutions, North Las Vegas is pulling together its resources to combat the urban heat island effect with green infrastructure.