Los Angeles Times

National park layoffs assailed by off-duty rangers and community members in SoCal protests

The protests come after many federal agencies fired nearly all their probationary employees as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to dramatically shrink the federal workforce. Trump ...
Courthouse News Service

Judge moves iconic Joshua tree closer to endangered species protections

A Joshua tree, which may now be at risk due to climate change, in California's Mojave Desert. (Image by sspiehs3 from Pixabay via Courthouse News) (CN) — For 2.5 million years, the Joshua tree has ...
The Desert Sun

Judge rules against decision not to protect Joshua tree

A Los Angeles federal judge ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to deny Endangered Species Act protections for the Joshua tree. The judge determined the USFWS failed to ...
Los Angeles Times

This Joshua Tree search and rescue team tries to head off calamity before it strikes

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — It’s 4 p.m. in Joshua Tree National Park and the air temperature is hovering around 99 degrees — relatively mild for an August afternoon. But at ground level, the sand along the ...