Amargosa Conservancy News Today

Amargosa Valley residents are concerned about the wells they rely on for drinking water after Rover Critical Minerals staked claim to public land around the town.

Amargosa Valley residents are concerned about the wells they rely on for drinking water after Rover Critical Minerals staked claim to public land around the town.

Visitors can see wildflower blooms in select parts of the Mojave Desert.

Visitors can see wildflower blooms in select parts of the Mojave Desert.

Lake Manly at Death Valley National Park has formed and is deep enough to kayak.

Arizona leaders are encouraged by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys new soot standards they said will protect people from dangerous and deadly particle pollution. Sandy Bahr, director of the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club, said the revised standards will help reduce harmful pollution and improve air quality by lowering the standard for fine particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller in diameter, known as PM 2.5, from 12 micrograms per cubic meter to nine micrograms per cubic met...

Lake Manly at Death Valley National Park has formed and is deep enough to kayak.

Voters from Arizona and across the West say a public officials position on conservation will be an important factor when deciding who to support in the upcoming election. Colorado Colleges most recent Conservation in the West Poll shows 81% of voters in the Grand Canyon State support 30x30 conservation goals, which would translate to protecting 30% of lands and oceans by 2030. Lori Weigel, a pollster with New Bridge Strategy, said while last year Arizona voters expressed concern over the Color...

Nevada conservationists held a webinar to discuss the protection of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near the Nevada-California border from proposed mining activities. Mason Voehl, executive director of the Amargosa Conservancy, said the refuge is the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert and is home to at least 26 endemic species. Voehl added that because Ash Meadows is entirely sustained by groundwater, its future depends on how that groundwater is managed in the basin. ...

North Carolina is taking action to address environmental injustice, specifically targeting areas disproportionately affected by pollution and climate change. Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292 to establish an Environmental Justice Advisory Council, made up of 11 people from state agencies and 11 appointed by the governor. ...