Sitting in eastern California near Nevada, Death Valley is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in the U.S. At its ...

Grist reports solar farms, like the Gemini project, can enhance biodiversity, supporting rare plants like the threecorner milkvetch through ecovoltaics.

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.

Christmas Tree Pass Road cuts through remote desert mountains in Southern Nevada. Along the route, holiday decorations hang from trees far from any town or neighborhood. The contrast feels deliberate ...

The interactive tool could give water managers, land planners, and the public a clearer picture of how underground water ...

Environmentalists are petitioning federal authorities to protect a rare yellow sunflower threatened by the millions of visitors who flock to Red Rock Canyon each year.

Death Valley National Park rangers are seeking help to identify a driver accused of damaging are plants on the Eureka Dunes.

By Matt Simon for Grist. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for Nevada News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News ...

In the Las Vegas Valley, both shade and water are critical resources — and a new lawsuit is bringing to light how one is sometimes sacrificed for the other in our desert community.

Bull trout were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in 1999 in Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, ...

The initiative’s goal is to plant 60,000 trees across the Valley by the year 2050 to combat rising temperatures and improve quality of life.

Venture outside of Las Vegas to the state’s parks, where stunning scenery and intriguing history complement a range of outdoor adventures.