by News Staff | Nov 4, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
After they talked for about an hour, it still wasn’t exactly clear why Supervisors Linda Arcularius and Matt Kingsley wanted to get more seats for Inyo County on the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control Board and why now. The agenda said The two board...
by News Staff | Feb 11, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
While the Department of Water and Power and Air Pollution Control District reached settlement on seven legal issues, local citizens prepared to rally against dust mitigation work on the Owens Dry Lake to save what they say are thousands of Indian tribal artifacts at...
by News Staff | Oct 22, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
This month, the World Health Organization declared air pollution a human carcinogen, calling it a leading cause of cancer deaths globally. The WHO labeled air pollution as the highest of the agency’s four-level classification system. What about the Owens Dry...
by News Staff | Sep 25, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
With last minute surprises from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Great Basin Air Pollution Control Board met recently in Mammoth Lakes. The APCD Board had approved a Term Sheet which required crafting of a draft settlement agreement on taking care of...
by News Staff | Apr 3, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Department of Water and Power Water Operations Director Martin Adams tried to put a good spin on a plan to cut dust control and water use on Owens Lake as a prerequisite to a Master Plan for habitat protection at the dry lake bed. The Inyo Supervisors did make it...
