11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.
Public land in Mojave Desert just named as California's newest national monument
Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore ...
Las Vegas Sun4d
As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows
As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...
Winter weather advisory for Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve from Sunday to Tuesday – up to 3 inches of snow
On Saturday at 11:16 a.m. the NWS Las Vegas NV issued a winter weather advisory valid from Sunday 10 p.m. until Tuesday 10 ...
Victorville Daily Press4d
Mojave Desert rest area off I-40 closes for safety upgrades
Construction work has temporarily shuttered a rest area along Interstate 40 in the Mojave Desert. The John Wilkie Safety Roadside Rest Area on east and westbound I-40 near Fenner is closed until ...
ABC73d
First independently developed jet breaks sound barrier over Mojave desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...
USA Today4d
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as the Concorde’s successor, will be livestreamed at 6:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from Mojave north ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Boiling Point: Farewell to Ivanpah, the world’s ugliest solar plant
Maybe you’ve seen the unsightly, blindingly bright towers while traveling from L.A. to Las Vegas, in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada state line. Maybe you’ve read about birds ...
Flightglobal3d
Boom’s XB-1 achieves supersonic flight over Mojave desert
It took off from Mojave Air & Space Port at around 08:21 for the experimental flight in airspace to the east of the facility. The XB-1 was accompanied by a Dassault Mirage F1, serving as primary ...
Behind the scenes of the "Moo-ternity Ward" at the South Florida Fair
It's not just fun and games at the South Florida Fair—it's also the start of new life! Going into the last weekend... so far, ...
The Fresno Bee6d
Mojave Desert Slopes under a winter weather advisory until early Monday evening – up to 7 inches of snow
A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA on Sunday at 6:50 p.m. Snow accumulations up to 7 inches for Mojave Desert Slopes until 4 p.m. Monday. "Travel could be very difficult ...