By the time residents learned about the quarry, it had long ago received a key approval.

California desert icon, the Bagdad Cafe on Route 66, is in limbo

Two shootings have killed four ostriches on a Mojave Desert ranch owned by Mike Matson, an elected official in Newberry Springs.

A 4 percent harvest, a money-losing program, and a recreation economy 100 times bigger. The numbers tell a different story than the emergency declaration.

The Joshua tree has been featured in poetry and music and represented a burning bush in the latest episode of "Euphoria." A small group of scientists hope the key to unlocking its long-term survival i...

May is usually cherry-picking season in parts of Southern California. But Leona Valley orchards has announced there are none to pick because it's been so warm.

Researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks are investigating in the Mojave National Preserve why efforts to restore eastern Joshua trees keep failing — and the answer may ...

The Joshua tree has been featured in poetry and music and represented a burning bush in the latest episode of

Ann Davis's farm, Woods Without Gile, was regionally recognized due to research from Bartlett Experimental Forest. The potential closure of the vital research facility threatens forest management and ...

A spokesperson for Sen. Martin Heinrich confirmed the Monday vote was procedural and a final vote is forthcoming.

A common refrain emerged among the sources I spoke with: The Trump administration is trying to break the Forest Service, they claimed, to pave the way to privatizing or even selling off the 193 millio...

The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit an Australian company’s mining operations in the Mojave National Preserve, alleges a lawsuit by the National Parks Conservation Assn.

Join the Conservation Lands Foundation in protecting over 35 million acres of National Conservation Lands, America's newest, wildest public lands. Explore how you can take action, support local commun...

Rep. Celeste Maloy's legislation targets a Biden-era management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

As Lake Mead drops and the Colorado River shrinks, one of the American West's biggest water users stands accused of murder.

States are preparing for, while trying to avoid, cutbacks to the water they get from the Colorado River. Here are some key things to know about this moment.

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Wildlife experts agree that beavers are uncommon and unexpected in Southern Nevada. But wherever streams burble and woody trees grow, beavers can establish a home — and while much of the Las Vegas are...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Electric vehicles were nowhere to be found. But the electric grid was front and center.

The Trump administration is reviewing at least one exhibit at Death Valley National Park that recognizes the Timbisha Shoshone's connection to the land.

The Trump administration is reviewing at least one exhibit at Death Valley National Park that recognizes the Timbisha Shoshone's connection to the land.

The Trump administration is reviewing at least one exhibit at Death Valley National Park that recognizes the Timbisha Shoshone's connection to the land.

Almost a year into the Trump presidency, it’s clear his administration has sided with the corporations seeking to mine and drill our nation's public lands.

During the recent government shutdown, it appeared that public lands were operating as if business was as usual. In reality, the Trump administration may have been preparing for a new, more extractive...