‘Protection … is not negotiable’: Nevada town rallies for mining pause near Ash Meadows
President Donald Trump’s Bureau of Land Management in Nevada will decide the fate of mining near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
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Nearby tribe, supporters of Amargosa Valley want long-term mining ban in area
The Bureau of Land Management is gathering community input on a potential 20-year mineral withdrawal for more than 300,000 acres of land.
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‘Without water, you can’t live here’: Mining claims like redeclaration of war for some
Amargosa Conservancy executive director Mason Voehl spent much of the past week taking stock of the extent of Rover’s claims, physically driving around the town and hiking into desert brush to ...
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Research Update on Saving the Amargosa Vole
Amargosa voles occupy a tiny range in the Mojave Desert where the Amargosa River interrupts its subterranean flows with occasional above-ground stretches and little marshes grow around springs and ...
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Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections
The wildflower’s southern population is in the Amargosa River Basin outside Death Valley ... and rein in the mining industry’s destruction,” said Donnelly. “Desert wetlands are epicenters of ...
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High Desert Homeless Shelter in Victorville to reopen, repurpose to assist youth
Two months later, the High Desert Homeless Services shelter on Amargosa Road in Victorville closed its doors, with the community losing 55 beds, the Daily Press reported. In January 2024 ...
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Nevada Wildflower, Toad Advance Toward Endangered Species Protections
The Nye County population is found in the Amargosa Desert and is threatened by transmission line construction and irresponsible solar energy development. The Railroad Valley toad is a small amphibian ...