That agenda is unwelcome news for a small lizard in West Texas.

Lithium Americas Corp. has recently established the Great Basin Sagebrush Restoration Fund with the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation. The purpose of the Fund is to advance research and ...

Plans call for mining to increase in the future in sagebrush habitat that is occupied by sage-grouse in the Bighorn Basin. These mining activities may prevent or limit the ability of the sagebrush ...

The dunes sagebrush lizard—a tan, scaly reptile measuring just a few inches long—lives in the Permian Basin, the largest oil producing region in the country. It’s found nowhere else on Earth.

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the dunes sagebrush lizard may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act and initiated a year-long status review.