A Nevada tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a district judge to temporarily pause construction of a planned geothermal energy project near the Dixie Meadows Hot Springs, a site considered sacred to the tribe.
U.S District Judge Robert Clive Jones granted a 90-day pause that will temporarily prevent construction of the Dixie Meadows geothermal energy project, proposed by developer Ormat Technologies.
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe requested a halt on construction that was scheduled to start Jan. 6 while the tribe’s lawsuit works its way through Nevada courts. The tribe is seeking to permanently prevent the construction of the power plant near the springs, arguing that its approval violates federal law.
Source: Judge grants pause on geothermal construction near sacred hot springs, rare toad habitat