by News Staff | Mar 13, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On the eve of hearings on the proposed Hidden Hills Solar project near Death Valley, BrightSource Energy and Inyo County have signed an agreement that addresses Inyo’s concerns, pays the County $15 million, minus certain credits, and assures Inyo will not oppose...
by News Staff | Aug 20, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County Undersheriff Ralph Obenberger confirmed that flooding did hit areas of northern Mono County Friday. Heavy rains fell and seriously flooded the road to Twin Lakes out of Bridgeport. Obenberger said that a call came in at 6:15 Friday evening that water and...
by News Staff | Feb 17, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Eastern California Museum in Independence will be open to the public during all three days of the President’s Day Weekend. The Museum and bookstore will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Feb. 18-19-20. The three-day weekend offers an...
by News Staff | Jan 31, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Does a volcanic eruption lurk somewhere beneath Death Valley? A team of scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory say they have uncovered evidence that suggests the Ubehebe (U-bee-hee-bee) Crater last erupted only 800 years ago, not...
by News Staff | Jan 11, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
On the front page of the Los Angeles Times Monday, a story revealed that Southern California Edison has blocked the use of solar power at facilities in Death Valley and Mono Lake. Edison officials declined to comment on the story that says the national park service...
