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Numbers explain how and why West bakes, burns and dries out

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The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several...

Spirituality underpins migrant activism in US borderlands

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Alvaro Enciso plants three or four crosses each week in Arizona's desert borderlands, amid the yellow-blossomed prickly pear and whip-like ocotillo,...

US sued over road project in Mojave desert tortoise habitat

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SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of conservation groups on Friday sued the U.S. government over the Trump administration’s decision to allow construction of...

Cabo’s world-class golf scene revving back up after pandemic

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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — The opening of Rancho San Lucas Golf Club was a grand affair. ...

New solar plant for California desert gains federal approval

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BLYTHE, Calif. — The federal Bureau of Land Management has given final approval for a solar power plant on public lands in the southeastern...

US fights new deadline for rare plant protections in Nevada

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RENO, Nev. — The Biden administration says a U.S. judge exceeded his authority when he gave federal wildlife officials a May 21 deadline to...

US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge

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BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge...

Groups plant coral fragments at reefs off Florida Keys

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KEY WEST, Fla. — Federal officials and environmental groups have begun to plant more than 60,000 fragments of nursery-raised coral at reefs located off...

Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass

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LAS VEGAS — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with...

Old documents fuel latest bid to halt Nevada lithium mine

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RENO, Nev. — Few people had ever heard of Tiehm’s buckwheat when conservationists filed a petition two years ago to list the desert wildflower...