February 7, 2009

Public input sought on relocating desert tortoises for military training center project

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An analysis says coyotes caused most of the deaths of desert tortoises during a relocation effort. Frank Bellino / The Press-Enterprise By D...
February 5, 2009

Exhibit showcases first black settlers' influence on Indio

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Indio resident Leah Jordan points to a picture of her sons riding horses while discussing her family's history in Indio. Jordan's fa...

Salazar cancels Bush-era energy leases in Utah

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The Interior secretary voids the December sale of 77 environmentally sensitive parcels to oil and gas companies By Nicholas Riccardi and Jim...
February 4, 2009

Why Aren't More Geothermal Projects Moving Forward in California?

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Drilling rig under contract at the Truckhaven geothermal project in northwestern Imperial County. (photo: David Baker, San Francisco Chroni...

Residents plead: "Please fo east"

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Marines present expansion proposal: Residents fill the community center at MAC meeting Lucerne Valley Leader LUCERNE VALLEY - Nearly a year ...

A win for wilderness

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EDITORIAL The Senate has passed a public lands bill that will benefit California, among other states. Although the legislation contains a fe...
February 3, 2009

Bill to help fund road fight with Feds advances

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Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune A bill that would help Utah counties pay for a continuing fight with the federal government over road cl...
February 2, 2009

Mojave Max Still Hiding

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Winter To Continue In Las Vegas Valley KVVU News and Richard Lake Las Vegas Review-Journal Mojave Max, a desert tortoise estimated to be 19 ...

Two Utah counties lose again in monument grazing fight

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Grand Staircase » Federal appeals court upholds purchase by conservation groups By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune T wo southern Utah cou...
January 31, 2009

Mojave land trust achieves acquisition milestone

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Joshua Tree charity donates 10,000th acre to Park Service Hi-Desert Star JOSHUA TREE — The Mojave Desert Land Trust, a Joshua Tree public ch...
January 30, 2009

Amargosa River bill will only affect California

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By MARK WAITE Pahrump Valley Times During very wet periods, the Amargosa River can flow at the surface, as it did in Death Valley during the...

County Files Action to Preserve Public's Access to Camp Rock Road

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By David Zook Submitted by Dan Wilson Best Syndication News SAN BERNARDINO CA - Nearly six years after San Bernardino County first sought to...
January 28, 2009

Grim water outlook for Nevada and California

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By MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - Experts have offered a grim water outlook for Nevada and California, saying farmers ca...

S.B. County suing federal government to get road

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By DAVID DANELSKI The Press-Enterprise S an Bernardino County officials this week agreed to sue the federal government to gain control of a ...

County sues to ensure Camp Rock Road access

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By ABBY SEWELL, staff writer Desert Dispatch S an Bernardino County is suing the federal government in hopes of establishing its right of wa...

Park official says science on canyon was ignored

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Washington Post Washington -- Interior Department officials ignored key scientific findings when they limited water flows in the Grand Canyo...
January 26, 2009

Judge refuses to halt huge Nevada gold mine

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Written by SCOTT SONNER Native American Times Cortez Hills plant, pit and exploration in northeast Nevada. RENO, Nev. (AP) – A federal judge...

Southern California utilities eye Inland desert as energy goldmine

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By LESLIE BERKMAN The Press-Enterprise I nland Southern California's desert backyard is ground zero in the state's efforts to cut ba...

Mapping California deserts for projects, protection

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JAKE HENSHAW Desert Sun S tate officials are mapping the California desert to identify what to designate for renewable energy projects and w...

Arne Naess, Norwegian philosopher, dies at 96

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Naess coined the term 'deep ecology' to indicate that humans are no more important than other species, ecosystems or natural process...