Nevada residents are rallying against a solar farm that bulldozed several Joshua trees .
Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage project in Nevada’s Mojave Basin. Now, several famous Joshua trees have been bulldozed to make way for the operation, and residents are angry, reported local outlet 8 News Now .
Local residents are concerned about the destruction of the Joshua trees, many of which are the species Yucca jaegeriana . Two endangered species, the desert tortoise and southwestern willow flycatcher, also live in the area — but a report from state officials says they likely won’t be impacted, 8 News Now reports…