The Mojave Desert, which includes the Amargosa Basin, is already the hottest place in North America. Temperatures in Death Valley, where the river terminates, regularly top 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

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A new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking Endangered Species Act protections for a rare ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protections for the Tecopa bird’s beak, a rare desert wetland wildflower that grows in ...

Looking for a place to go camping with his kids, Josh Jackson began exploring California public lands with his family. Now BLM land in the state and country could be sold.

The flower grows in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, as well as in two areas of the Amargosa River Basin.

Nye County officials said they believe cumulative solar development in the basin would only worsen the county’s water woes.

Firefighters from Jefferson City, Montana City, the Montana DNRC, and Boulder assisted the Basin Volunteer Fire Department in knocking down a wildfire in Basin on Wednesday night. Photo: Jefferson ...

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Iowa-bred Somavia was impressive in her second career start, winning a maiden special weight contest at Prairie Meadows June 29. Her victory provided the first career winner for her sire, Basin.