California's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, ...
Fish cannot survive in the lake anymore, while residents nearby are exposed to dangerous toxins that cause diseases ...
California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed ...
At 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, the Salton Sea is California’s largest lake. Its most recent incarnation formed in 1905, when the Colorado River breached an irrigation canal and millions of ...
After decades of failed attempts to preserve California's endlessly troubled 120-year-old Salton Sea, a myriad of new plans to save the salt-riddled lake are taking form. Scientists discovered a ...
A rollback of federally protected areas nearby is already underway. Time is similarly working against the decaying Salton Sea, thanks to its unique geography. While the most recent iteration of ...
The Salton Sea, California's largest lake, has suffered from decades of environmental degradation, impacting the health of nearby residents and the local ecosystem. Recent funding allocations ...
The long-delayed restoration of the Salton Sea, the large, ultra-briny California lake almost universally described as an “environmental disaster,’’ could be starting to finally get its sea ...