Millions of acres of the Mojave Desert, home to five military bases and at least 40 protected species, including the desert tortoise and Joshua trees, will have more protection thanks to a designation ...

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced all-round conservation wins for the California desert in its 2023 annual report. The nonprofit organization’s report also outlined “bold action” to preserve two ...

It’s a brisk day in Johannesburg, a tiny mining town in California tucked among the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The landscape is vast and rugged, a mish-mash of rock, dirt and creosote bushes ...

Federal offices were flooded with applications to place solar mirrors across the arid flatlands of southeastern California, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein was not going to let that stop her from protecting ...

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It is time for the federal government to recognize its obligations and approve the development of the Northern Corridor.

This story has been updated with additional information. Hikers, hunters and campers are breathing a sigh of relief after Congressional maneuvering temporarily halted a controversial proposal ...