CARSON CITY – The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) directed Queenstake Resources, USA to discontinue operation of its roasters at the Jerritt Canyon Mine because the company could not meet a deadline to install mercury emission-control equipment. Queenstake notified the NDEP both roasters at the Jerritt Canyon Mine ceased operation at 11 p.m. May [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev.–State regulations, enacted in 2006 that require mercury emissions controls to reduce the amount of mercury emitted into the air from precious metal mines, are producing some early positive results, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). In an update on recent activities, NDEP Administrator Leo Drozdoff today announced that the [...]

CARSON CITY, Nev.–The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), Bureau of Air Pollution Control, will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Ely, Nevada, on its technical evaluation of the permit application submitted by Sierra Pacific Resources for its Ely Energy Center coal-fired power plant, proposed for construction in eastern Nevada. The hearing is [...]

FALLON, Nev.–The city of Fallon negotiated an agreement with the state following a formal enforcement action issued in August regarding a sewage spill in June. The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection issued the finding of an alleged violation and order as a result of the release of about 300,000 gallons of raw sewage into the [...]