Unresolved Protests Hinder Water Board Development Claims
Editors Note: On April 25, 2018, Barbara Ellestad, a former member of the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), wrote an article in the Mesquite Local News. In the article, she…
Research Findings Dispute Virgin Valley Water Board Claims About Water Development
Editors Note: On April 25, 2018, Barbara Ellestad, a former member of the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB), wrote an article in the Mesquite Local News. In the article, she…
EPA’s Pruitt Takes Sole Control Of Water Decisions
On March 30, 2018, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Scott Pruitt issued a memorandum making him the final authority on projects impacting our nation's water. Before Pruitt, EPA regional administrators…
Ellestad Resigns Water Board. Requests Information On Golf Course
Mesquite, NV. Thursday, April 5, 2018 On Tuesday, Barbara Ellestad, Mesquite, resigned her position on the Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB). Shortly after her resignation, as a reporter for the…
Nevada U.S. Senator Dean Heller’s Support For Keystone Pipeline Enriches Trump, Endangers The Environment
Background On January 29, 2015, Nevada’s US Senator Dean Heller (R) joined with 62 of his Republican colleagues to pass (62-36) the construction of the 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) Keystone XL Pipeline.…
Russians Attack US and European Utilities
In October 2017, The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation distributed an email warning that the nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing industries have been targeted…
