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Judge Rejects Federal Project Threatening California’s Desert Tortoises
A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast ...
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Environmental, Public Health Groups File Brief Opposing Utah Oil Train's Supreme Court Appeal
WASHINGTON— Environmental and public health groups defended the nation's landmark environmental law in a brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging the law’s scope. Utah’s ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Toads From Nevada Oil Refinery Expansion
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect the critically imperiled Railroad Valley toad under the ...
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HISTORY OF THE CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA
American Indians were the first humans in the California desert. In fact, native Mojaves, Chemehuevis, and Quechans lived there for thousands of years before European explorers set foot in North ...