Steven Grodsky Content / Steven Grodsky Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Cacti and Other Iconic Desert Plants Threatened by Solar Development /climate/news/cacti-and-other-iconic-desert-plants-threatened-solar-development <p>With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them.&nbsp;</p> <p>But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t built to withstand, according to a study by the University of California, Davis.&nbsp;</p> July 20, 2020 - 8:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/cacti-and-other-iconic-desert-plants-threatened-solar-development