October 31, 2014

Suspect identified in 8 graffiti vandalism cases in National Parks

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Casey Nocket identified as prime suspect In 'Creepytings' national parks vandalism (Modern Hiker) By Steve Gorman Reuters LO...
October 30, 2014

Desert act turns 20, what it saved

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Hikers climbing up to Keane Wonder mine in Death Valley National Park. (Rita Beamish) By Deborah Sullivan Brennan San Diego Union-Trib...
October 22, 2014

Southern California Desert Management Plan Worries Activists

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A sweeping renewable energy management plan for Southern California's desert regions is stirring fears about potential new solar farms a...
October 16, 2014

ROUTE 66: After the rains, a humbled highway

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Travelers are being turned away from fabled Route 66 and large sections of the historic highway have been closed since mid-September after h...
October 10, 2014

Las Vegas ‘tortoise gulag’ paroles last inmates

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A desert tortoise crawls free after being released into the desert near Primm on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. The Desert Tortoises Conservation ...

Federal Court: One Million Acres Near Grand Canyon Protected From Mining

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The Grand Canyon (Shutterstock) by Ari Phillips Climate Progress I n early October, an Arizona federal judge upheld the Obama Adminis...
October 6, 2014

Wilderness as economic stimulus? A closer look at the evidence

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By Shawn Regan The Hill There are many good reasons to love wilderness. The Wilderness Act, which passed 50 years ago this year, describes ...
September 30, 2014

Judges seem skeptical of U.S. in high-stakes Utah road dispute

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  PUBLIC LANDS Kane County, Utah, R.S.2477 road claims. Phil Taylor E&E / Greenwire DENVER -- A federal appeals court yesterd...

As Wild Horses Overrun the West, Ranchers Fear Land Will Be Gobbled Up

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A roundup in the desert outside of Rock Springs, Wyo. For decades, the Bureau of Land Management has relied on a strategy of rounding up e...
September 28, 2014

Colorado River supply concerns mounting

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Lake Mead levels stand at an all-time low By Dale Rodebaugh Durango Herald T he water in Navajo Reservoir could play a role in meeting Co...
September 27, 2014

Glen Canyon Dam, key water source, marks 50 years

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Officials mark the 50th anniversary of the Glen Canyon Dam, a structure that helped usher in a new era in the Southwest. Water flows from th...
September 26, 2014

Massive Solar Power Project for California Desert Scrapped

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The proposed Palen Solar Electric Generating System. (Palen Solar Holdings) by Chris Clarke KCET.org T he consortium of solar companies ...

Gifts in the desert: the psychology of Burning Man

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At the Burning Man festival, kindness flourishes and generosity is widespread. Research on the psychology of human altruism helps explain wh...
September 18, 2014

Feds charge five Utahns in Recapture Canyon protest ride

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Recapture » San Juan Commissioner Lyman organized the event in May to protest federal control of public lands ATV riders cross into a restri...
September 12, 2014

In Nevada, washed-out interstate is truckers' nightmare

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A bulldozer works on a flood-ravaged portion of Interstate 15 near Moapa, Nev. (John Locher / Associated Press) By JOHN M. GLIONNA Los ...
September 9, 2014

Ruling sticks: Salt Creek not a county highway

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RS 2477 fight » Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms narrow view of what constitutes “public use.” The Salt Creek/Horse Canyon road in the...

Interpreting the California Desert Landscape With Patricia Chidlaw

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Owens Lake 2012 by Patricia Chidlaw High & Dry KCET.org U nbeknownst to each other, L.A. art photographer Osceola Refetoff and Santa ...