March 29, 2018

Forget Punxsutawney Phil: Vegas has own forecaster

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It isn’t springtime here till this desert tortoise leaves his burrow MOJAVE MAX has been announcing the end of winter in Las Vegas since 200...
March 25, 2018

Mojave National Preserve releases plan to remove most man-made wildlife water

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Most small game guzzlers like this one would be removed or neglected into a non-functioning condition under the new NPS policy. By JIM M...
January 5, 2018

Smoke trees in full indigo bloom are a desert paradox

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Smoke trees. Words by Ruth Nolan Photographs by Millicent Harvey Desert Sun Magazine W hen it comes to iconic desert trees, Palm Spr...
December 22, 2017

Preparing for a drier future along the Colorado River

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The Colorado River flows beside a hay field near Blythe. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun) Ian James The Desert Sun A fter a 17-year run ...
December 12, 2017

Court upholds Obama-era ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon

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The Kanab North uranium mine near the Grand Canyon above Kanab Creek. (Mark Henle/The Republic) Joshua Bowling WKYC.com PHOENIX — T...
December 6, 2017

Trump administration hints at changes to California desert's smallest national monument

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President Barack Obama used his executive authority under the Antiquities Act to protect this lush expanse of Joshua trees in the Castle M...
December 4, 2017

Trump shrinks Utah monuments created by Obama, Clinton

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Vice President Al Gore applauds after President Bill Clinton signs a bill designating about 1.7 million acres of land in southern Utah...
November 16, 2017

Here’s why Cadiz company says it’s taking ‘a little pause’ from its desert water project

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A pumping station designed to help Cadiz project researchers understand how quickly water seeps into the earth, migrate to the subterranea...
September 1, 2017

California lawmakers block Mojave water bill, Cadiz surges

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Amboy Crater lies 20 miles west of Cadiz in the eastern Mojave Desert in this undated photo. (Courtesy Bureau of Land Management) Reportin...
August 28, 2017

Under Obama, a gold mining firm was fine with a Mojave Desert monument. Under Trump, an about-face

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Aren Hall, environmental manager of the open-pit Newcastle mining operation, surveys the eastern Mojave Desert site. (Louis Sahagun / Los ...
August 24, 2017

Review of monuments’ designation justified

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Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, represents the High Desert in the House of Representatives. OPINION By Rep. Paul Cook Desert Dispatch...

Burning Man: Giant jellyfish, pulsating heart and rebuilt Boeing 747 set to dazzle at Nevada desert festival

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Work by Ken Feldman, Vasily Klyukin and Peter Hazel among installations on display at leading US contemporary arts extravaganza One of the l...
August 23, 2017

5 California National Monuments Are Among 27 Up For Axing

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Snow on the Providence Mountains can happen a few times every winter, Mojave National Preserve, Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, Ca...
August 18, 2017

Lawmaker wants to shrink Castle Mountains monument to make more room for a gold mine

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Castle Mountains National Monument surrounds the Castle Mountain gold mine which a Canadian company is looking to reopen. (Photo: Jay Cald...