DCNR News

Jul 25, 2018

Public comment period open for revised Mercury Operating Permit for McEwen Mining

CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection – Bureau of Air Pollution Control (BAPC) has entered the public notice period for a revised Phase 2 Mercury Operating Permit...

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Jul 24, 2018

$950,000 in grants available for Off-Highway Vehicle projects

The Nevada Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles is pleased to announce that approximately $950,000 in grant funding is available for off-highway vehicle (OHV) projects in Nevada. The application and instructions are available...

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Jul 19, 2018

EPA awards $330,000 to Nevada for environmental protection

Funds will support radon exposure prevention and improvements in water quality management. SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a total of $330,000 to the Nevada Division of...

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Jul 18, 2018

New agreement between Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Newmont Mining

Even before the Martin Fire burned more than 430,000 acres in northeast Nevada, many of which contained prime sage-grouse habitat near Paradise Valley, a project to enhance this critical sage-grouse habitat...

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Jul 16, 2018

Announcement from the Office of the Nevada State Engineer regarding Amended Order 1293A

The State Engineer has amended Order #1293, which prohibits the drilling of new domestic wells in Pahrump, Nevada, without the acquisition and relinquishment of 2.0 acre-feet of water rights. Amended Order #1293A,...

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