LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) — The Department of Interior has announced a two-year pause on new mining claims near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to the pause, officials say they will ...

LAS VEGAS— The mining company that touched off a firestorm with its proposal to mine lithium at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is walking away from the Nevada project. Australian mining company ...

Southern Nevada’s federal delegation are calling on the federal government to prohibit mining on public land in the fragile Amargosa River watershed, an effort pushed by locals in the area for months.

LAS VEGAS— The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a two-year pause on new mining claims on land adjacent to Nevada’s Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Federal officials will also ...

In the desert east of Death Valley, in the hottest and driest corner of the United States, lies a miracle in the form of water. Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is 24,000 acres of impressive ...

NYE COUNTY, Nev. (KTNV) — Located in southern Nye County is a wildlife refuge called Ash Meadows that's home to some of the rarest species in the world. Among them are the Devils Hole pupfish, which ...

In a hard-fought victory for conservation groups in Nevada, federal land managers have agreed to provide public notice for all new exploration or mining projects near the Ash Meadows National Wildlife ...

Site of Amargosa Solar Energy Zone in Nye County. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) Federal land managers will determine whether one of the largest potential power-producing solar plants in the ...

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Scientists counted 191 of the fish in the deep, water-filled cavern near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The spring population of the Devils Hole pupfish, one of the world’s rarest ...