diff --git a/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/app/app.tsx b/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/app/app.tsx
index 757b88c0f..357d05186 100644
--- a/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/app/app.tsx
+++ b/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/app/app.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { InMemoryCacheConfig } from '@apollo/client';
+import { NetworkLoader, useInitializeEnv } from '@vegaprotocol/environment';
 import { useRoutes } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import '../styles.scss';
@@ -5,14 +7,40 @@ import { Navbar } from './components/navbar';
 
 import { routerConfig } from './routes/router-config';
 
+const cache: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
+  typePolicies: {
+    Market: {
+      merge: true,
+    },
+    Party: {
+      merge: true,
+    },
+    Query: {},
+    Account: {
+      keyFields: false,
+      fields: {
+        balanceFormatted: {},
+      },
+    },
+    Node: {
+      keyFields: false,
+    },
+    Instrument: {
+      keyFields: false,
+    },
+  },
+};
 const AppRouter = () => useRoutes(routerConfig);
 
 export function App() {
+  useInitializeEnv();
   return (
-    <div className="max-h-full min-h-full bg-white">
-      <Navbar />
-      <AppRouter />
-    </div>
+    <NetworkLoader cache={cache}>
+      <div className="max-h-full min-h-full bg-white">
+        <Navbar />
+        <AppRouter />
+      </div>
+    </NetworkLoader>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/main.tsx b/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/main.tsx
index addcc9921..7615e405e 100644
--- a/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/main.tsx
+++ b/apps/liquidity-provision-dashboard/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,44 +1,15 @@
 import { StrictMode } from 'react';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { EnvironmentProvider, NetworkLoader } from '@vegaprotocol/environment';
 
 import App from './app/app';
-import type { InMemoryCacheConfig } from '@apollo/client';
 
 const rootElement = document.getElementById('root');
 const root = rootElement && createRoot(rootElement);
-const cache: InMemoryCacheConfig = {
-  typePolicies: {
-    Market: {
-      merge: true,
-    },
-    Party: {
-      merge: true,
-    },
-    Query: {},
-    Account: {
-      keyFields: false,
-      fields: {
-        balanceFormatted: {},
-      },
-    },
-    Node: {
-      keyFields: false,
-    },
-    Instrument: {
-      keyFields: false,
-    },
-  },
-};
 root?.render(
   <StrictMode>
     <BrowserRouter>
-      <EnvironmentProvider>
-        <NetworkLoader cache={cache}>
-          <App />
-        </NetworkLoader>
-      </EnvironmentProvider>
+      <App />
     </BrowserRouter>
   </StrictMode>
 );
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env b/apps/multisig-signer/.env
index 02483fefb..a8ba60771 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.stagnet3.vega.xyz/graphql
 NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/stagnet3-network.json
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS='{"TESTNET":"https://multisig-signer.fairground.wtf","MAINNET":"https://multisig-signer.vega.xyz"}'
 NX_VEGA_ENV=STAGNET3
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://sepolia.etherscan.io
+
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.devnet b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.devnet
index 4155154bf..9e8692993 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.devnet
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.devnet
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/devnet-network.json
 NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.n04.d.vega.xyz/graphql
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS='{"TESTNET":"https://multisig-signer.fairground.wtf","MAINNET":"https://multisig-signer.vega.xyz"}'
 NX_VEGA_ENV=DEVNET
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://sepolia.etherscan.io
+
+
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.mainnet b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.mainnet
index 59c595f17..551b12bdc 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.mainnet
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.mainnet
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/mainnet-network.json
 NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.vega.xyz/query
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS='{"TESTNET":"https://multisig-signer.fairground.wtf","MAINNET":"https://multisig-signer.vega.xyz"}'
 NX_VEGA_ENV=MAINNET
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://etherscan.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.sandbox b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.sandbox
index baa7a9415..58dfe9405 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.sandbox
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.sandbox
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.sandbox.vega.xyz/graphql
 NX_VEGA_ENV=SANDBOX
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS={\"DEVNET\":\"https://dev.token.vega.xyz\",\"STAGNET3\":\"https://stagnet3.token.vega.xyz\",\"STAGNET1\":\"https://stagnet1.token.vega.xyz\",\"TESTNET\":\"https://token.fairground.wtf\",\"MAINNET\":\"https://token.vega.xyz\"}
 NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/sandbox-network.json
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://sepolia.etherscan.io
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.stagnet3 b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.stagnet3
index 93045d219..593e9c1bc 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.stagnet3
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.stagnet3
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/stagnet3-network.json
 NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.stagnet3.vega.xyz/graphql
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS='{"TESTNET":"https://multisig-signer.fairground.wtf","MAINNET":"https://multisig-signer.vega.xyz"}'
 NX_VEGA_ENV=STAGNET3
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://sepolia.etherscan.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.testnet b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.testnet
index ae63ae5af..1720077f4 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/.env.testnet
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/.env.testnet
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ NX_VEGA_CONFIG_URL=https://static.vega.xyz/assets/testnet-network.json
 NX_VEGA_URL=https://api.n09.testnet.vega.xyz/graphql
 NX_VEGA_NETWORKS='{"TESTNET":"https://multisig-signer.fairground.wtf","MAINNET":"https://multisig-signer.vega.xyz"}'
 NX_VEGA_ENV=TESTNET
+NX_ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL=https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/4f846e79e13f44d1b51bbd7ed9edefb8
+NX_ETHERSCAN_URL=https://sepolia.etherscan.io
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/multisig-signer/src/app/app.tsx b/apps/multisig-signer/src/app/app.tsx
index f20c6abbe..4707f6f50 100644
--- a/apps/multisig-signer/src/app/app.tsx
+++ b/apps/multisig-signer/src/app/app.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { BrowserTracing } from '@sentry/tracing';
 import {
-  EnvironmentProvider,
   NetworkLoader,
   useEnvironment,
+  useInitializeEnv,
 } from '@vegaprotocol/environment';
 import { AsyncRenderer, Button, Lozenge } from '@vegaprotocol/ui-toolkit';
 import type { EthereumConfig } from '@vegaprotocol/web3';
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function App() {
       environment: VEGA_ENV,
     });
   }, [VEGA_ENV]);
+
   const Connectors = useMemo(() => {
     if (config?.chain_id) {
       return createConnectors(ETHEREUM_PROVIDER_URL, Number(config.chain_id));
@@ -107,12 +108,11 @@ const Wrapper = () => {
       },
     },
   };
+  useInitializeEnv();
   return (
-    <EnvironmentProvider>
-      <NetworkLoader cache={cache}>
-        <App />
-      </NetworkLoader>
-    </EnvironmentProvider>
+    <NetworkLoader cache={cache}>
+      <App />
+    </NetworkLoader>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/environment/src/hooks/use-environment.ts b/libs/environment/src/hooks/use-environment.ts
index 8a56e0cfd..418466f81 100644
--- a/libs/environment/src/hooks/use-environment.ts
+++ b/libs/environment/src/hooks/use-environment.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
   initialize: async () => {
     set({ status: 'pending' });
 
+    // validate env vars
     try {
       const rawVars = compileEnvVars();
       const safeVars = envSchema.parse(rawVars);
@@ -70,9 +71,7 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
       console.warn(`Could not fetch node config from ${state.VEGA_CONFIG_URL}`);
     }
 
-    // user has previously loaded the app and found
-    // a successful node, or chosen one manually - reconnect
-    // to same node
+    // Node url found in localStorage, if its valid attempt to connect
     if (storedUrl) {
       if (isValidUrl(storedUrl)) {
         set({ VEGA_URL: storedUrl, status: 'success' });
@@ -82,12 +81,14 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
       }
     }
 
-    // VEGA_URL env var is set no need to find suitable node
+    // VEGA_URL env var is set and is a valid url no need to proceed
     if (state.VEGA_URL) {
       set({ status: 'success' });
       return;
     }
 
+    // No url found in env vars or localStorage, AND no nodes were found in
+    // the config fetched from VEGA_CONFIG_URL, app initialization has failed
     if (!nodes || !nodes.length) {
       set({
         status: 'failed',
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
       return;
     }
 
-    // create client and store instances
+    // Create a map of node urls to client instances
     const clients: ClientCollection = {};
     nodes.forEach((url) => {
       clients[url] = createClient({
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
       });
     });
 
-    // find a suitable node to connected, first one to respond is chosen
+    // Find a suitable node to connect to by attempting a query and a
+    // subscription, first to fulfill both will be the resulting url.
     const url = await findNode(clients);
 
     if (url !== null) {
@@ -116,7 +118,10 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
         VEGA_URL: url,
       });
       LocalStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, url);
-    } else {
+    }
+    // Every node failed either to make a query or retrieve data from
+    // a subscription
+    else {
       set({
         status: 'failed',
         error: t('No node found'),
@@ -126,8 +131,13 @@ export const useEnvironment = create<EnvStore>((set, get) => ({
   },
 }));
 
-// Use this to fetch node config and find suitable node
-// if no NX_VEGA_URL is not provided
+/**
+ * Initialize Vega app to dynamically select a node from the
+ * VEGA_CONFIG_URL
+ *
+ * This can be ommitted if you intend to only use a single node,
+ * in those cases be sure to set NX_VEGA_URL
+ */
 export const useInitializeEnv = () => {
   const { initialize, status } = useEnvironment((store) => ({
     status: store.status,
@@ -141,6 +151,9 @@ export const useInitializeEnv = () => {
   }, [status, initialize]);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Fetch and validate a vega node configuration
+ */
 const fetchConfig = async (url?: string) => {
   if (!url) return [];
   const res = await fetch(url);
@@ -149,11 +162,18 @@ const fetchConfig = async (url?: string) => {
   return result.hosts;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Find a suitable node by running a test query and test
+ * subscription, against a list of clients, first to resolve wins
+ */
 const findNode = (clients: ClientCollection): Promise<string | null> => {
   const tests = Object.entries(clients).map((args) => testNode(...args));
   return Promise.race(tests);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Test a node for suitability for connection
+ */
 const testNode = async (
   url: string,
   client: Client
@@ -173,6 +193,9 @@ const testNode = async (
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Run a test query on a client
+ */
 const testQuery = async (client: Client) => {
   try {
     const result = await client.query<StatisticsQuery>({
@@ -187,6 +210,11 @@ const testQuery = async (client: Client) => {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Run a test subscription on a client. A subscription
+ * that takes longer than SUBSCRIPTION_TIMEOUT ms to respond
+ * is deemed a failure
+ */
 const testSubscription = (client: Client) => {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const sub = client
@@ -212,6 +240,10 @@ const testSubscription = (client: Client) => {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve env vars, parsing where needed some type casting is needed
+ * here to appease the environment store interface
+ */
 function compileEnvVars() {
   const env = {
     VEGA_URL: process.env['NX_VEGA_URL'],