Nevada hosts 2 Superfund cleanup sites, 160 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 43 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $99.8M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 152.8M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Barrick Goldstrike Mine in Carlin, reporting 48.9M lb to EPA.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Copper Mine | Yerington | Cleanup underway |
| Carson River Mercury Site | Dayton | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| Barrick Goldstrike Mine | Carlin | 48.9M |
| Newmont Mining Carlin South Area | Carlin | 28.1M |
| Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc | Golconda | 15.1M |
| Robinson Nevada Mining Co | Ruth | 14.5M |
| Pipeline Milling Ops | Crescent Valley | 12.0M |
| U.s. Ecology, Inc. - Nevada (Beatty, Nv) | Beatty | 9.4M |
| Newmont Mining Corp Copper Canyon Facility | Battle Mountain | 8.6M |
| Smoky Valley Common Operation | Round Mountain | 6.3M |
| Barrick-Dee Mining Venture | Carlin | 3.0M |
| Coeur Rochester Inc | Lovelock | 2.5M |
| Bald Mountain Mine | Elko | 2.0M |
| Marigold Mining Company | Valmy | 1.3M |
| Grp Pan Llc | Ely | 493.8k |
| Nevada Test Site | Mercury | 244.6k |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station | Golconda | 135.1k |
| Tesla Gigafactory Nevada | Sparks | 120.7k |
| Ts Power Plant | Battle Mountain | 48.1k |
| Crown Beverage Packaging | Mesquite | 39.9k |
| Nevada Cement Co | Fernley | 33.1k |
| Us Dod Usaf Nellis Afb | Nellis Afb | 28.9k |
| Emd Acquisition Llc | Henderson | 21.1k |
| Florida Canyon And Standard Mines | Imlay | 16.3k |
| Graymont Western Us Inc Pilot Peak | West Wendover | 13.3k |
| Aquatic Co | Moapa | 11.9k |
| Apex Plant | Las Vegas | 11.0k |