Desert News, 12/16/24

12/8

Saving desert tortoises one dumpster at a time

12/9

Preservation or development? Lawsuit seeks to protect Old Spanish Trail

Vegas officials still eyeing Ivanpah Valley for new airport

12/10

Solar power growth in AZ could slow if Trump keeps his promise to kill Biden-era incentives

Thousands of old mines litter Nevada. A bill to clean them up is heading to Biden

12/11

H5 Avian Influenza Detected in Wastewater in Coconino County

a group of mountains in the distance with a blue sky

Years-long effort to expand Big Bend National Park pending bill passage

12/12

Drought in Clark County now ‘extreme’ after bone-dry streak

Big Bend Conservation Alliance Partners with Artist Dana Falconberry to Support River Rangers Program

12/13

Rural New Mexico, Arizona residents oppose Air Force training flight expansion

EPA awards Walker River Paiute Tribe $20M for water, cooling center

12/14

a grayosh squrrel facing right, sitting on. branch eating something

Southern Arizona red squirrel population increases by over 80 animals in 2024

Audubon is history as Tucson Bird Alliance spreads its wings

Upper Pecos gets temporary protection from mining

12/15

Recent petroglyph damage highlights ‘disrespectful’ Utah issue, experts say

How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West

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