February 28, 2014

In a withered desert town, he envisions an otherworldly hotel

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Luis Ramallo, owner of Alien Fresh Jerky in Baker, Calif., checks out aliens inside a "Back to the Future"-type car in front of ...
February 26, 2014

Feds Declare 2 Endangered Death Valley National Park Plants Recovered

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Eureka Valley evening primrose (USFWS/Flickr/Creative Commons License) by Chris Clarke KCET.org T wo plants found only in Death Vall...
February 23, 2014

Joint Effort Improves Desert Tortoise Research At Mojave National Preserve

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National Parks Traveler Desert tortoise research, and the researchers, at Mojave National Preserve in California have gotten a boost from ...
February 20, 2014

Jurassic age dinosaur tracks stolen from Moab trail

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By Natalie Crofts KSL.com MOAB — A 190-million-year-old dinosaur track was reported stolen from a trail in Moab Wednesday, officials sa...

Opposition Mounts to Solar Project On Mojave Preserve Boundary

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View of the North Array site's currently undisturbed desert tortoise habitat from the Soda Mountains. (Courtesy Basin and Range Watch)...
February 19, 2014

Pneumonia outbreak now called ‘worst case scenario’ for bighorn sheep

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Bighorn Sheep are shown on the trail to Icebox Canyon in Red Rock Conservation Area. In what wildlife biologists are calling “a worst-case...

Government approves two more big solar projects for the East Mojave

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Stateline and Silverstate South projects near existing BrightSource plant. By David Danelski Riverside Press-Enterprise T he area ar...
February 16, 2014

Some fear federal control of Utah water

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Starvation Dam overview. (Central Utah Water Conservancy District) Caleb Warnock Provo Daily Herald S tate Senator Margaret Dayton is...
February 13, 2014

Federal rules leave drought-stricken California high and dry

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Endangered Species Act provides water for fish but not humans By Damien Schiff and Julie MacDonald Washington Times "In this presen...

A Huge Solar Plant Opens, Facing Doubts About Its Future

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A field of mirrors at the Ivanpah power plant in California. The plant took almost four years to complete and stretches over more than fiv...
February 6, 2014

Arizona drought forcing ranchers to sell cattle

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Clay Parsons with Marana Stockyards says, "We can't feed our cattle year round hay. It's too expensive. We have to sell the c...
February 5, 2014

A roaring triumph for public access

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Fabio Manno's buggy runs the course of the 4 Wheel Parts Time Trials on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. King of the Hammers event, an off-r...
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...
February 1, 2014

Renewable energy policy enters final act

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OPINION Soda Mountains Solar project map. (BLM) Written by David Lamfrom Desert Sun T he renewable energy policy world is filled with...

Solar plant powers up, turns on desert show

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BrightSource Tower surrounded by mirrors near Ivanpah Dry Lake. By David Danelski Orange County Register Without fanfare, one of the bi...
January 30, 2014

Ivanpah Solar Project Quietly Goes Online -- Or Does It?

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Ivanpah Solar Electric generating System (Photo: torroid/Flickr/Creative Commons License) by Chris Clarke Rewire | KCET.ORG News repo...

A dry winter can lead to fewer petals out in our arid regions

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Desert Wildflowers Outlook Wildflowers from the past near Amboy Crater. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) By Alysia Gray Painter nbclosa...
January 28, 2014

Western residents face threat of water rationing as feds reduce water flow

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The 13-year-long drought has resulted in Lake Mead's water level falling over 120 feet, thus endangering the primary water supply for La...
January 27, 2014

How old is the Grand Canyon? Scientific debate rages on

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View of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. There's no consensus on how old the canyon is. (Gabriel Bouys / AFP / Getty Images) Becky Oskin Liv...