How A Land Use Plan For the California Desert Turned Climate Change Allies Into Foes
August 16, 2016 at 10:29 AM EDT
CHUCKWALLA VALLEY, Calif. - Just after noon on a 110-degree summer day, the 5.6-square-mile Desert Sunlight Solar Farm - the biggest of its kind erected on U.S. federal land - is proving why this desolate spot is such a good one for harnessing the sun's rays.