The judge issued an injunction at the request of environmental advocates who had prevailed two years ago on the merits of their lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management.

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A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave ...

The Mojave Desert gets a more than 3,200 hours of sunshine on average per year, making it a prime spot for producing solar energy. A measure was introduced in Sacramento that would give rideshare ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...