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Eastern Sierra News for November 25, 2024

 

 

 

 

Arsenic, lead, zinc, and antimony in a National Park? Removal of contaminated soils proposed at Gold Hill Mill By National Park Service

by | Nov 19, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, National Park Service, Nature, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health, Public Safety

DEATH VALLEY, CA – The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public feedback on a proposal to remove contaminated soils from Gold Hill Mill in Death Valley National Park. The mercury amalgamation mill was in use from the 1930s through the 1950s in Warm Springs Canyon in...

REVISED: Work Planned To Begin On Long Valley Exploration Drilling Project – As Early As Nov. 30

by | Nov 17, 2021 | Federal government, General Misc. Stories, Inyo National forest, News Releases, Press Release, Public Safety, United States Forest Service

The Inyo National Forest announces that work on the Long Valley Exploration Drilling Project is expected to begin in two weeks. The forest has received notification from the project proponent, KORE Mining, Ltd of their intent to begin exploratory drilling as early as...

Mammoth Ranger District Fire Crews To Conduct Prescribed Burn Along Dry Creek Cutoff Road To Last 2 – 3 Days.

by | Nov 16, 2021 | General Misc. Stories, Inyo National forest, News Releases, Press Release, Public Safety, United States Forest Service

Weather and air quality conditions permitting, Mammoth Ranger District fire crews will conduct up to 270 acres on the Dry Creek Prescribed Fire starting Monday, November 15 and continuing through for 2-3 days while and if conditions remain favorable. This prescribed...