A Nevada town concerned about water has sent a clear message that mining is not welcome near the biodiversity hub of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. But not long after federal land managers ...

LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a two-year pause on new mining claims on land adjacent to Nevada’s Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Federal officials will also ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) — The Department of Interior has announced a two-year pause on new mining claims near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to the pause, officials say they will ...

Residents and conservation groups came together to rebuff a mining company's plan to open a critical wildlife refuge to lithium exploration. As 8 News Now of Las Vegas reported, the firm previously ...

LAS VEGAS— The mining company that touched off a firestorm with its proposal to mine lithium at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is walking away from the Nevada project. Australian mining company ...

A former mineral processing site in the middle of a treasured desert wetland habitat will soon be cleaned up and restored after a conservation group reached a deal to buy the 18-acre industrial site.

Site of Amargosa Solar Energy Zone in Nye County. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) Federal land managers will determine whether one of the largest potential power-producing solar plants in the ...

After an intense local campaign to protect a treasured wildlife refuge in the Amargosa Desert the federal government has proposed a two-year pause on new mining claims on thousands of acres of public ...

AMARGOSA, Nev.—Eight thousand years. That’s roughly how long it takes for snowmelt from Mount Charleston, north of Las Vegas, to reach the aquifer in the Amargosa Basin and Death Valley—the hottest ...

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The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Nevada harbors four endangered species, including the Amargosa pupfish, a tough little fish that has been around since the Pleistocene. The ...