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The now muddy nevada desert. Plus, an escaped killer on the loose. The search intensifying after a convict was caught on a home surveillance video. And ukraines fired Defense Minister, president zelenskyy sacking him in the middle of crucial counteroffenses. Hi there, welcome to a special Holiday Edition of early start. Im david culver. We start with what is anything but a relaxing Holiday Weekend for Tens Of Thousands of people at the burning Manifest Value in the nevada desert. They are trapped in a sea of mud out there this morning. What a mess out there. Theyre waiting for organizers to gi...

Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.

Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the California desert are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater—and communities are beginning to push back.

Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.

Local wells in the area have gone dry since the construction of multiple utility-scale solar projects near Desert Center—threatening the only water source for hundreds of people and a handful of local businesses. Solar farms typically don’t use much water when operating, but during construction, the law requires developers to mitigate dust—which can spread health problems like Valley Fever. That requires water. The projects are being built on public land overseen by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management. The federal agency knew ...