As large solar projects become more common across the Mountain West, questions remain about their environmental footprint, ...

Across the Mountain West, groundwater is the unseen force keeping springs flowing, wetlands green, and desert plants alive. Now, a new interactive tool is making that hidden water easier to see.

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

Nevada residents are rallying against a solar farm that bulldozed several Joshua trees. Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to ...

Joshua Tree Trail begins at an opening in the fence behind the parking lot’s large sign for Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness.

Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

Vegas’ scorching climate and meager four inches of rain per year mean that only the most resilient trees can survive in our inhospitable environment. And the list of potential trees homeowners can ...

Photographers capturing earlier than expected blooming of the iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert are being asked to ...

Q: I live in northwest Las Vegas. Our restrictions are to water three days a week in the fall, and never on Sundays. Of late, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has commented that trees, shrubs and ...