Over 2,200 miles of Calif. dirt roads closed to protect desert tortoise

The desert tortoise was first listed as threatened in 1990.
FOX5 Las Vegas

Conservation group says solar project threatens Mojave Desert tortoise habitat

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The proposed Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project would take up 2,400 acres of public land in the Pahrump Valley. The area is home to the federally protected desert tortoise, ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Judge Rejects Federal Project Threatening California’s Desert Tortoises

SAN FRANCISCO— A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast network of off-road vehicle routes in the West Mojave Desert.
KMBC Kansas City

Proposed Habitat for Humanity project leaves some western Lenexa neighbors concerned

DEVELOPS. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON AIR AND ONLINE@KMBC.COM. RESIDENTS IN WESTERN LENEXA ARE VOICING STRONG OPPOSITION TO A NEW HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE LAND NEAR THE CLEAR CREEK ...