Showing posts with label U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Show all posts
May 5, 2017

Animal Predatory Behavior Decreases Near Desert Wind Turbines, Study Finds

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"These findings could be helpful in assisting managers to design future wind energy facilities with species in mind." Wind turbine...
February 4, 2014

Iconic Mojave Joshua trees in race against extinction

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Researcher Chris Smith checks blooms to see if field assistant Candace Fallon will be able to introduce Yucca moths to blooms on Joshua tr...
June 4, 2013

Drones to spy on Southern Nevada wildlife, not people

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A U.S. Geological Survey THawk drone lifts off on April 3 during an aerial survey of abandoned dump sites in the Mojave National Preserve ...
January 9, 2013

California desert aquifers contain high chemical levels

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Sunset at the New York Mountains in the Mojave Desert. (Courtesy National Park Service) The Associated Press Tribune - San Luis Obispo ...
November 1, 2012

Environmentalists sue over Cadiz water project

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Karen Tracy of Joshua Tree protests a groundwater management plan for the Cadiz project outside a San Bernardino County Supervisors meetin...
October 5, 2012

Board Endorses LA & Orange Counties Draining Desert Aquifer

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San Bernardino County Sentinel Seth Shteir, of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaks during a protest of the groundwater man...
October 1, 2012

County supervisors approve Cadiz desert water pumping plan

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Ruth Musser-Lopez, a former council member from Needles, speaks during a protest of the groundwater management plan for the Cadiz project, b...
September 29, 2012

Protect Mojave Desert water sources

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Point of View Greg McKnight San Bernardino Sun T he story of California cannot be told without telling the history of water. That has b...
August 31, 2012

Environmental groups sue over Cadiz water project

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Cadiz Inc. has proposed pumping 16 billion gallons of water per year from beneath land it owns and beyond in the Mojave Desert. BY JANET Z...
August 6, 2012

Is this Mojave water project worth the risk?

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A private company's plan to tap a desert aquifer needs more study before going forward. Editorial Los Angeles Times T he search for...
July 17, 2012

Former Mayor Says There's "Nothing" Out in the Desert

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Commentary by Steve Brown The Sun Runner "You've all been out there, there's nothing out there in that desert anyway." ...
June 8, 2012

SB County History Full Of Outside Efforts To Commandeer Desert’s Water

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By Mark Gutglueck San Bernardino Sentinel T he Cadiz Water Project is not the first effort by outside business entities to lay claim to S...

County Faces Lawsuit Over Desert Water Project Approval

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San Bernardino Sentinel San Bernardino, CA -- A salt mining company in the Cadiz Valley has lodged a lawsuit against the county of San Ber...
May 26, 2012

County Okays Memorandum Of Understanding For Desert Water Project

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by Venturi San Bernardino Sentinel T he proposed Cadiz Water Project passed a significant milestone this week when the San Bernardino Cou...