ELY — The Bureau of Land Management is setting aside lands proposed to be used by the Pantheon Solar Development Project for two years, preventing the land from being sold or subject to new mining claims while the BLM studies the proposal to develop renewable energy resources in the area.
RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over a broad region in western Nevada to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will begin in Nov 2023 and is to be completed by April 2024, weather, wildlife and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover an area of more than 15,000 square miles (39,000 square kilometers) and will include areas Churchill, Douglas, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe and Carson City County in Nevada.
USDA Rural Development Staff The USDA Rural Development ReConnect Program has provided funding to bring high-speed internet to rural communities across America, from Alaska to Texas to Lovelock, Nevada. The ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to fund construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service. It is designed to fund the most difficult high-speed projects in the nation—rural and remote communities, that, like Lovelock, have gone unserved for too long.
As we move through the holiday season, Nevada Outdoor School is counting every blessing! We deeply appreciate the support we have received from our community. It is a gift to serve and connect kids ages 0-99 with our natural world. Getting outside and exploring is a gift you can give yourself no matter the season! However, the holiday season is an excellent opportunity to give the outdoorsy people in your life the gift of being prepared for any outdoor adventure they might have.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Department of Education (NDE) wishes to clarify the status of the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 428, emphasizing that the statute takes effect upon passage and approval, with the effective date set for July 1, 2023, or alternatively July 1, 2024, contingent upon the specific section of the act being considered. It is important to note, AB428 has the force of law and does not require additional regulations before local school districts implement this law.
CARSON CITY — The Central Nevada Regional Water Authority (CNRWA) and Humboldt River Basin Water Authority (HRBWA) were recently granted $15 million to purchase and retire groundwater rights from willing sellers.
RENO — Just in time for the holidays, Wolf Pack Meats has a new line of locally produced beef jerky and fresh cuts of lamb. The meat processing, teaching and research facility in east Reno, off McCarran Boulevard near Mill Street, is part of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Experiment Station, and is open to the public for retail sales Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dramatically simplified guidelines published last week by the groups that effectively designate the country’s top research universities could virtually guarantee that UNR and UNLV maintain their desired “R1” status — even as budget woes have forced institutional cuts across the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) this fall.
Nevada's Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo set a single-session record for vetoes in 2023, killing 75 bills from a Legislature dominated by Democrats. Lombardo does not want to do that again in the 2025 session, so he said on Nevada Newsmakers recently that he is doing what he can to elect more Republicans and stop Democrats from gaining super-majorities in both the state Senate and Assembly.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN — The Bureau of Land Management has published a final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Goldrush Mine project in Lander and Eureka counties.
CARSON CITY — During remarks at the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposed geothermal exploration project on public lands in Lyon County. BLM is developing a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Wabuska Geothermal Exploration Project, which would assess the potential for future geothermal development on approximately 54 acres of public lands north of Yerington.
With the end of Daylight Savings Time and residents prepare for winter, NV Energy is offering the following winter safety and energy efficiency tips as more time is spent indoors using electricity to heat and light homes to a comfortable setting.
The company managing the Northern Nevada State Veterans Home has not been transparent about its finances and violated certain contract requirements, according to a state audit released Thursday.
A Carson City judge has rejected the language of a proposed ballot referendum petition that would have repealed public funding for a new Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium in Las Vegas, saying the language was “legally deficient” and at points “confusing.”
One of the largest state employee unions in Nevada announced Friday it intends to take legal action against the state over a move this week to exclude certain state employees from a recently revived retention pay program, a decision they allege violates state law.