We are pleased that the agencies are reconsidering this highway and we remain committed to fighting for the desert tortoise and the public lands that are their home.” Kya Marienfeld, wildlands ...

The highway, along with a habitat conservation plan and incidental take permit for the Mojave desert tortoise, was approved in January 2021. The right-of-way grant, obtained by the Utah Department ...

GEORGE, Utah— Conservation groups sued federal ... “Encouraging urban sprawl by plowing a highway through some of the last remaining habitat for threatened Mojave Desert tortoises makes a mockery of ...