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Death Valley National Park
SoCal Wanderer
Wildfire Closes Scotty's Castle in Death Valley
Post date:A fire of unknown cause is burning near the historic Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park, and part of the park near the castle has been closed to visitors.
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Owens Valley
SoCal Focus
Suffocating The Desert: L.A.'s Need for Water Hurts Others
Post date:Having your ability to breathe deemed less important than the right of urbanites to keep and bear obsolete green lawns does something to your self-esteem.
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SoCal Wanderer
Road to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Opens
Post date:With snow melting, access to one of the coolest places in California has opened.
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Death Valley National Park
SoCal Wanderer
Checking Out Death Valley's New Visitor Center
Post date:Death Valley National Park is visited by over 800,000 people per year and nearly half of them end up at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
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film and media arts
Artbound
De-silvering the Mirror: Mining for Film in the Owens Valley
Post date:Owens valley role in cinematic history
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inyo county
News
Less Water, Fewer Dollars: LADWP's Latest Eastern Sierra Proposal
Post date:L.A. Department of Water and Power officials have proposed ending a costly, decade-old practice of dumping drinkable water into a dry lake bed in Owens Valley that would otherwise be stricken with dust storms.
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inyo county
Redefine
Government Study: Big Renewable Energy Projects Threaten Wildlife
Post date:More than half of the desert biodiversity "hotspots" identified in a study are under threat from renewable energy development.
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Music
Artbound
Exact Opposites' Desert Hip Hop Radiates From Arid Blythe
Post date:The hip-hop/mixed genre music group, Exact Opposites, not only celebrate the remotest nuances of their hometown, but create original, transformational music with a style all their own, drawn from their lives in this unlikely desert mecca.
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commentary
Redefine
Where the Water Comes From: Owning -- And Owing -- the Owens Valley
Post date:Do yourself a favor, and go to the Owens River Valley to see where your water actually originates.
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SoCal Wanderer
California's Outback Highway: 2 Lanes, 200 Miles, 3 National Parks
Post date:The most direct route between Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks offers a glimpse of desert history.
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brightsource energy
Redefine
BrightSource Suspends Hidden Hills Project
Post date:The company cited scheduling issues and transmission obstacles as its reasons for the decision.
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Redefine
BrightSource on Hidden Hills Bird Risk: 'It's Complicated'
Post date:BrightSource experts say that the California Energy Commission oversimplifies the issue of solar flux injury to birds.
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brightsource energy
Redefine
How Much Would Hidden Hills Solar Threaten Birds?
Post date:Both BrightSource and the California Energy Commission agree the proposed Hidden Hills project will harm birds. But how much?
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brightsource energy
Redefine
BrightSource, Inyo County Reach Agreement on Hidden HIlls
Post date:Inyo County drops its opposition to the Hidden Hills solar project for $15 million.
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film and media arts
Artbound
AgH2O: Silver, Water, and Pinhole Camera in a Silo
Post date:Lauren Bon's "Liminal Camera," comprised of a repurposed shipping container mounted on the back of a truck, captures the dessicated Owens Lake in large-scale photographs.
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inyo county
SoCal Focus
'There it is, Give it Back': L.A. Aqueduct Ceremony Draws Protest
Post date:It was officially a centennial ceremony, but to call it a celebration would have been taking it too far.
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Redefine
Solar Project Would Destroy Half of Rare Plant's Population in California
Post date:The Hidden Hills Solar Electric Generating System would destroy half the known California occurrences of the plant.
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brightsource energy
Redefine
Solar Project Would Infringe Tribes' Salt Songs
Post date:Building the project "will cause irreparable adverse impacts" to cultural landscapes important to the Pahrump Paiute.
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inyo county
Redefine
Hidden Hills Solar Project Would Have 'Significant Environmental Impacts'
Post date:The California Energy Commission's staff has assessed the proposed Hidden Hills solar project, and says it will cause irreparable harm to desert wildlife.
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inyo county
Redefine
Inyo County Growing Leary of Solar Proposal
Post date:Inyo County's Board of Supervisors is having second thoughts about a large solar project on the Nevada state line.