Permitting Issue Delays $1 Billion Nevada Solar Project
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it continues to work on issuing a permit for a $1 billion solar power project in Nevada, after already missing two deadlines to…
Feds Back Construction of Largest U.S. Solar Farm
by Darrell Proctor
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Dec. 30 released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gemini solar project, a planned 7,100-acre installation outside Las Vegas, Nevada,…
BLM Backs 200-MW Solar Project in Northern Nevada
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Aug. 28 announced its Sierra Front Field Office in the Carson City District in Nevada approved the use of BLM land that…
DOI to "Modernize" Coal Program, Halts New Leases in Meantime
Acting on President Obama's desire to improve fossil fuel resource management and push the country toward a "clean energy" economy, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on January…
DOI OKs 485-MW California Solar PV Project
The Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the 485-MW Blythe Mesa Solar project, a photovoltaic (PV) project that will be built in Riverside County, Calif. RRG Renewables' project will be…