Geothermal plant wins appeal but pauses Nevada construction

FILE - In this image from a drone provided by the Center for Biological Diversity is the Ormat construction site for the Dixie Meadows Geothermal Project, with Dixie Meadows and the toad habitat visible in the background in Churchill County, Nev., June 28, 2022. On Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by environmentalists and a Nevada tribe to halt construction of a geothermal power plant that opponents say would harm the endangered Dixie Valley toad and destroy sacred hot springs. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP, File)