More than 80 people from industry, academia and the military met at the Test Pilot School to plan research on the nation’s first AI X-plane
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Public comment on state bobcat plan closes Nov. 1
California’s first bobcat management plan estimates roughly 8,000 bobcats in the Mojave Desert
$2 million available for Mojave Desert tortoise recovery
State wildlife agency seeks proposals for fencing, habitat restoration, monitoring and population augmentation, with applications due Dec. 3
NASA test pilot honored for first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic jet
Larson led the X-59 through its first flight and safely expanded its flight envelope to Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet
Mock 7.8 quake tests Edwards’ chain of command and household readiness
Simulated damage to 19 buildings, 30 injuries and three deaths put emergency crews to the test; officials urge residents to update alerts and pack 72-hour kits
Comment deadline nears for U.S. Borax air permit renewal
Eastern Kern air district takes written comments through Oct. 30 on the Title V permit for the Boron mine and refinery
Death Valley National Park begins critical water and wastewater system modernization project
$69.5 million investment made possible by Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund
Kern County adds fourth firefighter to 13 stations, 3 in desert
Boron, Randsburg, Inyokern engines go to four-person crews
Death Valley to break ground on $69.5M water overhaul
Oct. 21 ceremony at Furnace Creek will mark the start of a three-year project to replace aging water and sewer systems
Air Force, Northrop break ground on B-21 expansion
Palmdale project adds more than 1 million square feet of facilities to raise annual B-21 capacity 25%, Air Force says