Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises’ desert home

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Writer – Sat Jan 2, 1:45 am ET LOS ANGELES – On a strip of California’s Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation and the nation’s quest for [...]