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Associated Press LOVELOCK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved $600,000 in grants in northern Nevada to assess and clean up former mine sites and other potentially contaminated properties. The Brownfields Grant recently was awarded to the Western Nevada Development District, which applied for the money and will manage the project in cooperation with […]
EPA awards $600K Brownfield grant for Northern Nevada
Carmen Flangas
Carmen Flangas, longtime RN, devoted wife to John of over 61 years, den-mother to a number of high school and college attendees who called her home their home during their time at both Manogue H.S. and the University of Nevada, Reno, and care-giver to many within her own family over the years, died peacefully in […]
With towns in Northern Nevada growing, the BLM reports more unauthorized uses of federal public land
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent It’s common to hear about property disputes among neighbors. But what happens when your neighbor is the federal government? This is a question that occupies an increasing amount of time for Victoria Wilkins, an acting field manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Sierra Front division. From a […]
Lawmakers fail to rein in forfeiture abuse, again
In the past three legislative sessions bills have been pushed to rein in the pernicious practice of civil asset forfeiture, which allows law enforcement agencies to seize cash, houses, cars and other property without a criminal conviction and keep the proceeds — a practice dubbed “policing for profit” by the Institute for Justice (IJ). In […]
Is minimum wage hike constitutional?
This past week Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 456 into law fulfilling a promise to raise the minimum wage in Nevada. AB456 raises the minimum wage 75 cents per hour each year as it climbs from the current $7.25 per hour for those receiving company health insurance and $8.25 for those not insured until […]
Assembly Bill 141 helps consumers of prescription drugs
By Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy Prescription drug costs have skyrocketed at an alarming rate, rising faster than other goods and services in the U.S. since 2014. The increase in prices has left consumers with higher health care costs forcing them to make difficult decisions regarding their health. It has specifically hurt some of our most vulnerable […]
Nevada attorney general files wide-ranging opioid lawsuit
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin on Monday to include the company’s former president, his family, other drugmakers, distributors and drugstores, including Walgreens, CVS and Walmart. The lawsuit naming more than 40 defendants is one of the most wide-ranging among the 49 […]
With more extreme wildfire, state and federal agencies look to improve suppression, prevention funding
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent Ask fire managers about fighting runaway wildland fires, and it might start to sound like they are talking about coordinating a coalition-led war. There are decisions about where to send their assets, and whose assets to send. There are decisions about when, where and what to defend with a […]
Sierra Club and BLM begin restoring Goshute Creek Campground
Sierra Club volunteers and Bureau of Land Management staff withstood Memorial Day weekend’s inclement weather to begin restoring the Goshute Creek Campground that burned in last summer’s Goshute Cave Fire north of Ely. Braving high winds, heavy rain, light snow and the occasional hailstorm, eight volunteers and two BLM Ely District specialists in two days […]
Is this You? Can’t Help Myself
I had family over recently and we celebrated the beginning of summertime with a really nice bar-b-que. Chicken and ribs and mac salad, watermelon and all the goodies. We might have been a little early on the watermelon. It wasn’t watermelon ruby red it was like a washed out dark pink. But that didn’t slow […]