Trump team proposes rollback of desert protections to boost geothermal energy
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 13:21
in Earth & Climate
In step with President Donald Trump's push for more energy development in California's deserts, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday it wants to transform 22,000 acres of public land in the southern Owens Valley into one of the largest geothermal leasing sites in the state.