Public comment date scheduled for Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing

Posted by on Sep 20, 2011 in News, Water | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada State Engineer, Jason King, announced today additional locations for public comment during the upcoming Southern Nevada Water Authority water-right hearing. The hearing is scheduled for multiple weeks beginning September 26, 2011. Public comment is scheduled for October 7, 2011 at 8 a.m. and will be video cast from several locations. The locations for public...
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SLIDESHOW: Fire and Ice 2010 in Ely, Nevada

Posted by on Feb 2, 2010 in News, State Parks | Comments Off Images from the 2010 Fire and Ice festival, held January 16 and 17 in Ely, Nevada are courtesy of Steve Weaver, Nevada State Parks, and Kevin Sullivan, Nevada Division of Environmental...
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NDEP issues statement about safe drinking water in Nevada

Posted by on Dec 15, 2009 in Env. Protection, News, Water | Comments Off UPDATED December 17, 2009 CARSON CITY, Nev. — State officials said today that information sent recently to national news media by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is inaccurate, misleading and does not tell the true story of drinking water quality in Nevada. “The fact is that Reno and Las Vegas drinking water meets and is significantly better than federal Environmental Protection...
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New tool developed to assess vulnerability of species to climate change

Posted by on Dec 10, 2009 in Conservation, Natural heritage | Comments Off Using NatureServe Index, Scientists Can Prioritize Which Species are at Greatest Risk “We plan to use the Vulnerability Index to eventually assess all the species in the state, including the common ones, some of which could actually be the most susceptible to climate change,” Jennifer Newmark, administrator of the Nevada Natural Heritage Program ARLINGTON, Va.― From declines in...
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Researchers study fugitive mercury emissions at mines (Elko Daily)

Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 in Env. Protection, News | Comments Off ELKO — New research shows that mercury emissions from mining disturbances make up nearly 20 percent of the mercury emissions from a mine site, and the remaining 80 percent of emissions come from processing ore at mills. The two-year study found that most fugitive air emissions came from leach pads and tailings ponds but can vary greatly depending upon the mining operation, the natural...
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