This is Charles, a 27-year-old San Esteban chuckwalla. His species of chuckwalla is the largest of its kind. Native to a single tiny island in the Gulf of California, Mexico, this sun-loving lizard is ...

To the editor: I am a local elected official and a business owner in Palm Desert. Your readers should know that there is widespread support for the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in my ...

On Jan. 7, with only days remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden announced the designation of two new national monuments in California, protecting a combined 848,000 acres in Sáttítla ...

While tribal, federal, state, officials expected to attend event are lauding move, President-elect Trump threatens to reverse ...

President Donald Trump can with the stroke of his pen undo any and all national monuments, the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded in a legal opinion published on June 10. The document ...

Trump administration officials have considered changes to the national monument designated by former President Joe Biden. Five Native American tribes have formed a commission to help manage the ...

President Joe Biden exceeded his authority by creating the Chuckwalla National Monument, alleges a lawsuit that challenges the legitimacy of the monument in the Riverside County desert. Attorneys for ...

We have a unique opportunity to cement the Coachella Valley and our surrounding desert as an outdoor recreation mecca unlike any place in the continental United States, as well as preserve valuable ...

There are many species of lizards in the U.S. The chuckwalla is one that makes its home in the southwestern states. Chuckwallas are desert lizards, preferring to live in hot, dry climates. These ...

As the former superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park — and a 38-year career employee for the National Park Service — I have seen the undeniable benefits that come with conserving our public lands ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American ...