California’s 10-year plan for the Salton Sea, which came out in 2017, called for building nearly 30,000 acres of dust-control projects and wetland habitat around the lake by 2028.

A new study by Audubon California has found a 15% increase in the number of shore birds at the Salton Sea, despite a prolonged ecological decline there. The findings are surprising because in ...

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 ...

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 tattered American flag stands on a post next to the shrinking Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley on Sept. 25, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS ...

New research has found that the shrinking lake is emitting the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulfide more frequently and at higher levels than previously measured.

Ian James, Los Angeles Times Jun 10, 2025 LOS ANGELES — On scorching days when winds blow across the California desert, the Salton Sea regularly gives off a stench of decay resembling rotten eggs.

California launches a $500M effort to clean up and restore the Salton Sea. California has launched a $500 million plan to restore the shrinking and polluted Salton Sea. The project includes the ...

Back near the Salton Sea, Wendy Miller hopes state officials can achieve that balance. The abundance of the tiny owls is what led her to move to the valley from her home near Los Angeles in 2022.

The Salton Sea, one of California’s most unique and beleaguered inland lakes, is a major source of hydrogen sulfide, a noxious, colorless gas that can cause a slew of respiratory and ...

California’s Highway S22 takes travelers from the mountains of eastern San Diego County through the breathtaking landscapes ...