Department of Energy

Mercury Storage: Nevada Gold Operators sue Department of Energy over Decision to Ship Mercury to Private Texas Facility

February 13, 2020 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent In 2008, Congress passed legislation to ban the export of mercury. The legislation, sponsored by then-Sen. Barack Obama, aimed to reduce global emissions of […]

Nevada Will Seek New Court Order to Remove Plutonium

August 29, 2019 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada isn’t giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near […]

Nevada Comes out Punching in Lawsuit to Stop DOE Plan to Ship Plutonium for Storage

December 6, 2018 by Eureka Sentinel Leave a Comment

By Humberto Sanchez, The Nevada Independent Citing violation of federal environmental law and the threat posed to its citizens, Nevada has sued the Department of Energy (DOE) in order to […]