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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The number of the world’s rarest fish, found in a deep hole in Nye County, is up but environmentalists are sounding the alarm about a possible threat to their water. “Some ...

This story was reported and published as part of a collaboration between the Nevada Current and Nevada Public Radio. You can hear the audio version at knpr.org ...

NYE COUNTY, Nev. (KTNV) — Located in southern Nye County is a wildlife refuge called Ash Meadows that's home to some of the rarest species in the world. Among them are the Devils Hole pupfish, which ...

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 ...