This alien-like field of mirrors in the California desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
For some, Ivanpah now stands as a huge, shiny monument to wasted tax dollars and environmental damage. For others, failures ...
St. George mayor vows to fight Biden admin decision on controversial highway through desert tortoise habitat
One of St. George Mayor Michele Randall’s main focuses over the coming year will be working with state and county leaders to ...
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening ...
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Cathedral first graders study habitats
SUPERIOR — Cathedral School first graders learned about habitats in January. Students researched four different habitats: ice, ocean, rainforest and desert. We studied their biodiversity and made ...
Public land in Mojave Desert just named as California's newest national monument
Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore endangered desert tortoise habitats.
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Solar project outside of Las Vegas moves closer to construction
preserving desert habitat with minimal ground disturbance during construction,” Woodruff said in a statement. “We look forward to moving forward with this project that will not only provide ...
What can save the desert's most tenacious birds? Tiny underground apartments.
In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...
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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
“Along with killing thousands of birds and tortoises, the project’s construction destroyed irreplaceable pristine desert habitat along with numerous rare plant species," Dowell said.