Politicswww.flickr.com Endangered Tiehm's wild buckwheat vs. a lithium mine: Who should win? The decision about whether to allow a mine supplying the materials to build batteries on the habitat of a rare flower exposes questions about how we manage the tradeoffs between preserving nature now versus protecting the climate in the future.
Politics therevelator.org The race to build solar power in the desert — and protect rare plants and animals As development of large solar projects speeds up, researchers race against the clock to study the ecosystem implications.