The man-made Salton Sea is a haven for birdlife in the Colorado Desert of southeast California. Before I even stepped out of my tent, I knew it was going to be a crowded morning on the Salton Sea.

California’s largest inland body of water is in trouble. Inflows to the Salton Sea have decreased, salinity is growing, the ecosystem is collapsing, and neighboring communities are suffering ...

The Salton Sea exists because floodwaters breached a Colorado River canal in 1905. Understanding that is crucial in efforts to save the drying lake.

The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again.

Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, pecking at crustaceans. Something else emerged a few steps closer to the ...

Salton City, California — Damien Lopez, age 4, has symptoms that many people who live near Southern California's Salton Sea also have. "His cough gets very wheezy. I try to control him," his ...

The purpose of the study: find ways to restore the Salton Sea and its region. The $3 million dollar study, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law, should last at least three years.

The Salton Sea’s surface elevation has dropped by more than 11 feet since 2003, when an agreement led to the diversion of significant amounts of Colorado River water from rural Imperial County ...

The Salton Sea is more than a district priority, and it is disheartening to learn that many state officials view it as a problem for only our local officials to solve. Over the next few weeks Gov ...

The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake, covering more than 300 square miles in Imperial and Riverside counties. Hydrogen sulfide is released as a byproduct of decaying algae and other ...

The vial, which held 20 milliliters of water from the nearby Salton Sea, had to be clean before he inserted it into a photometer to identify the water’s contaminant levels.