By Sara Spivey By SARA SPIVEY STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - A bill that aims to protect wildlife along the Colorado River while retaining water use rights for Nevada and two other states was approved Wednesday by a House committee.

By Robert W. Adler By ROBERT W. ADLER Special to

By Darin Fenger, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz. Nov. 6--Endangered plants and animals surely applauded Monday when officials dedicated six new protective ponds, all part of a massive conservation project along the Colorado River stretching from Yuma to Lake Mead.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority has had to do a lot of convincing to move its rural water pipeline plans closer to construction.

By Keith Rogers By KEITH ROGERS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada wildlife officials have resumed stocking trout in Lake Mead and urban ponds following the invasive quagga mussel outbreak that has affected lakes Mead, Mohave and Havasu and the state's fish hatchery at Lake Mead.