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 ...

U.S. says the tiny toad primarily threatened by geothermal development Ormat spokesman says power plant plans to downsize (Reuters) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday finalized ...

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, ...

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 extinction. The Fish and ...