Dying Joshua Trees several weeks before a devastating wildfire torched an untold number of them in Mojave National Preserve. By 2099, 80% to 90% of Joshua tree habitat could be lost. (Robert Gauthier ...

The California Fish and Game Commission decided Wednesday to delay their decision on whether to list the western Joshua tree as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act until February, ...

Picture Joshua Tree National Park, but without the Joshua trees. Modeling shows that could be reality for the vast majority of the park by the end of this century if the triple threats of climate ...

Sidestepping a thorny, long-running controversy, California officials have proposed a new Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, legislation that could streamline permitting for new housing, renewable ...

The western Joshua tree will remain a protected species after the California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to a majority decision on Thursday on whether the iconic plant should be listed ...

Their silhouettes are unmistakable: gnarled branches stretched out and up, greeting the desert sky with shocks of spiky leaves. As both a refuge and grocery store for dozens of native species, Yucca ...

The California Energy Commission has included environmental safeguards in its approval today of an advanced compressed air energy storage facility in Kern County.

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The commission agreed to wait to see whether a new bill proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration becomes law, according to the Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday. The Western Joshua ...

The science surrounding the iconic western Joshua tree is grim. The tree’s suitable habitat is expected to decline substantially by 2100 due to climate change, especially in the southern portions of ...

Extreme drought conditions prompted the open-ended closure of a popular hiking trail in Joshua Tree National Park to ensure water access for bighorn sheep. The closure of the Fortynine Palms Trail ...