This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Almost as quickly as the Dixie Valley toad was discovered, it became apparent the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this photo provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, a Dixie Valley toad sits atop grass in Dixie Valley, Nev., on ...

RENO, Nev. – Federal officials announced Thursday that a rare plant found in three Western states warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, and a toad found only in Nevada will be studied ...

In a highly unusual move in a legal battle over a Nevada geothermal power plant and an endangered toad, the project’s developer is now asking a judge to allow it to scale back by 80% the original plan ...

Nevada's Dixie Valley toad has been declared an endangered species. Last spring, wildlife officials had temporarily listed the speckled, black-eyed toad on a rarely used emergency basis. The U.S. Fish ...

A tiny toad that only lives in a remote, Nevada valley hopped one step closer to getting protected from threats to its habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday issued a finding that ...

The Endangered Species Act has been one of the country’s most valuable environmental tools, but it faces new threats. As the law turns 50, we’re asking whether this “pit bull” of an environmental law, ...

RENO, Nev.RENO, Nev. — In a rare emergency move, the U.S government temporarily declared a northern Nevada toad endangered Monday, saying a geothermal power plant in the works could result in its ...