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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

In the desert east of Death Valley, in the hottest and driest corner of the United States, lies a miracle in the form of water. Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is 24,000 acres of impressive ...

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 ...

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 ...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers have formally withdrawn their authorization of a Canadian mining company's lithium exploration project bordering a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada ...

In a hard-fought victory for conservation groups in Nevada, federal land managers have agreed to provide public notice for all new exploration or mining projects near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife ...

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 ...