SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — The National Park Service says a proposed 6.5-square-mile solar development about a half-mile from the Mojave National Preserve would harm wildlife and should be built elsewhere. Preserve Superintendent Stephanie Dubois submitted a letter critical of the plan to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the public land where the Soda Mountain solar project is planned, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported Wednesday. The eight-page letter accuses the BLM of failing to adequately examine the project’s potential to have a negative impact on groundwater and threatened and endangered species.
Park service: Project would harm preserve