Fish and Wildlife Service said could threaten the rare toad’s habitat, and consequently, its existence. The area is near the site of Ormat’s proposed geothermal plant, a project the U.S. The Dixie Valley toad, which was only declared to be a unique species in 2017, lives exclusively in hot springs in the Dixie Valley, approximately 2½ hours east of Reno. The letter gives the agency 60 days to rescind the protections or face civil action.
Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it listed the Dixie Valley toad as an endangered species late last year. The letter, which was first obtained by the Los Angeles Times, alleges that the U.S. “Instead, the Service at every turn and without substantiation assumed the worst- case scenario and listed the toad as endangered.” “In making that listing, the Service failed to consider the best available scientific and commercial information regarding Ormat’s Dixie Valley Geothermal Project operations and the hydrogeological character of the Dixie Valley springs,” the letter reads. Fish and Wildlife Service in a letter Wednesday of an impending lawsuit if the Dixie Valley Toad remains listed as an endangered species. Ormat Technologies Inc., the country’s largest geothermal power company, warned Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and the U.S. RENO - A Reno-based geothermal company is threatening to sue the Biden administration over its decision last year to designate a rare toad as an endangered species. Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via AP) A Dixie Valley toad is seen around the hot spring-fed wetland in the Dixie Valley in Fallon in 2022.
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