Southern Nevada’s federal delegation are calling on the federal government to prohibit mining on public land in the fragile Amargosa River watershed, an effort pushed by locals in the area for months.

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is also spreading the word about an upcoming bird count. “Hunting will be closed at Ash ...

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 ...

An extensive fight to protect the water of Nevada’s Amargosa Valley may soon be won, ending a nearly two-year battle that spanned from the nation’s capital to the porches of Nye County residents ...

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 ...

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With the start of spring comes the desire to see swaths of the Mojave Desert transformed, full of lush, colorful and fleeting flowers. This year, Las Vegans will have the best luck out West in the ...

Scientists counted 191 of the fish in the deep, water-filled cavern near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The spring population of the Devils Hole pupfish, one of the world’s rarest ...

AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev. (KTNV) — A new mining project near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge — which is about 90 miles west of Las Vegas — is raising conservation concerns. On July 10, the Bureau of ...

A population spurt for the Devils Hole pupfish, a critically endangered fish at Death Valley National Park, is giving scientists cause for optimism, the National Park Service said. Scientists from the ...