On Thursday at 2:56 a.m. the NWS Hanford CA released an updated wind advisory in effect until Friday at 11 a.m. for Mojave ...

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The lawsuit says the California project would violate federal laws threaten critical habitat for species like the desert ...

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The National Park Service broke the law when it greenlit an Australian company's mining operations in the Mojave National ...

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On Wednesday at 9:57 a.m. a wind advisory was released by the NWS Hanford CA valid from Thursday 11 a.m. until Friday 11 a.m.

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Cell service cuts out not long after you peel off the pavement. It’s a friendly reminder that this is a remote chunk of the Mojave Desert and if your vehicle dies out here—so might you. If you’re ...

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 ...

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