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Conservation group says solar project threatens Mojave Desert tortoise habitat
(FOX5) - The proposed Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project would take up 2,400 ... This low-impact design preserves the desert tortoise habitat giving BLM the option to lift the fences and allow ...
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Greens ask Haaland to nix solar project to save tortoises
The Rough Hat Clark project “would replace nearly 4 square miles of good quality Mojave Desert tortoise habitat with solar panels, battery storage banks, and new transmission lines,” the ...
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As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project
When Roy Richards spotted workers cutting down and shredding Joshua trees for a sprawling solar energy project near his ... The site is habitat for desert tortoises and Mohave ground squirrels ...
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Changes proposed for desert tortoise habitat southwest of Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A project to reconnect fragmented portions of desert tortoise habitat south of Las Vegas would involve changes to fences and culverts in a 40-square-mile area between the ...