It grows as an evergreen tree with a thick trunk or multiple stems topped with clusters of long, sharp leaves. The plant ...

This unmistakable tree-like yucca plant is mostly found in the Mojave Desert of the United States and parts of northwest Mexico in elevations from about 1,300 to 5,900 feet.

“Can Nevadans count on you to acknowledge that the failed Yucca Mountain project is unworkable,” Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto asked Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s nominee to ...