Bango Oil complies with NDEP orders regarding reported odor (LVN)

Posted by on Jul 23, 2007 in News | Comments Off The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Air Pollution Control issued a “notice of findings” to Bango Oil on June 22 after numerous complaints of a foul odors emanating from the plant began in May. Read the complete article at the Lahontan Valley...
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Nevadans unite against wildfires

Posted by on Jul 23, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off A Message from Governor Jim Gibbons It is difficult to visualize how much of our state is burning.  As of 3:00 p.m. on July 20th, approximately 72 wildfires are burning in Nevada.  A total of 564 fires have consumed an estimated 341,000 acres already this year. This week I visited firefighters in both Reno and Elko as they battled the Hawken fire southwest of Reno and numerous blazes...
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State Engineer releases statement about water use at Yucca Mountain

Posted by on Jul 20, 2007 in News | Comments Off July 20, 2007 The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has informed the State Engineer that it does not accept the terms of the State Engineer’s letter of July 16, 2007. Since the DOE has rejected the terms of that letter, the State Engineer’s order to cease and desist the use of water for the drilling of further bore holes at Yucca Mountain is reinstated, and the Department is...
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58,000 acres burning in Elko County (RGJ)

Posted by on Jul 18, 2007 in Forestry, News | Comments Off ELKO, Nev.–Ten fires are burning across 58,000 acres in Elko County on Wednesday morning, the Elko Interagency Fire Dispatch Center reported. “We’re preparing for another busy day,” Nevada Division of Forestry Regional Forester Tom Turk said in a statement. “We’re in Red Flag conditions today from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for strong winds, high temperatures, and low...
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Changes could be in the works for Dayton State Park (Dayton Courier)

Posted by on Jul 18, 2007 in News, State Parks | Comments Off DAYTON, Nev.–Dayton State Park will be getting a bit of a makeover during the next 10 to 15 years, according to a draft master plan that was recently presented at an open house held by park staff. The park, originally positioned well beyond the edge of the town, now sits in the middle of the community. Read the article at the Dayton...
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