This Private Company Wants to Extract Water From the Driest Desert in the US Critics say it will deplete a basin and put California's iconic Mojave landscape at risk By Marin Scotten August 19, 2026 In this story: water, conservation, climate change, environmental law, Desert
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait and switch,” it’s set to power AI. By Dana Drugmand August 3, 2026 In this story: technology, public lands, climate change, Trump, Desert
A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes By William von Herff October 21, 2025 In this story: drought, Desert, wildlife, birds, climate change
Big Bend’s Burros Cause Delight and Frustration A Texas community is split on what to do with its feral donkeys By Margret Grebowicz July 18, 2025 In this story: wildlife, Desert, conservation
What's in Store for American Deserts? Kyle Paoletta's book "American Oasis" charts the shifting sands of the US By Sara Hashemi April 27, 2025 In this story: books, urban planning, Desert
Ocelots Find an Unlikely Haven in South Texas Private landowners offer a lifeline to these endangered wild cats By Aarohi Sheth December 17, 2023 In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, animals, borderlands, Desert
A Sandy Place to Stop Thinking The author sought desert adventure and found herself at home with a bedouin family March 1, 2009 In this story: Desert, travel