A rare desert plant is flourishing at a solar farm near Las Vegas, a new study finds.

Solar power is quietly reshaping parts of the Tibetan Plateau, where thin air, intense sunlight, and dry winds have long ...

China’s biggest solar complex is not just feeding electricity into the grid, it is physically reshaping the land beneath it and the economy around it. By turning a harsh desert plateau into a test bed ...

A local shepherd from Gonghe County in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province, steers his herd not toward a typical grassy field, ...

As large solar projects become more common across the Mountain West, questions remain about their environmental footprint, especially in fragile desert ecosystems. New research from Nevada suggests ...

Panels alter soil moisture and MAOM carbon, so careful siting and spacing help support renewables without harming nearby ...

Plans to build a major solar farm slated for the Nevada desert appear to have been canceled as federal officials shift priorities surrounding the nation’s energy generation. The environmental review ...

The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion ...