The area south of Salton Sea in Imperial County is called Lithium Valley. White gold is materializing and the major lithium development companies out here -- Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables ...

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster.

In California’s Imperial Valley, local history is filled with broken economic development promises. In the 1900’s, the introduction of irrigation was supposed to bring a flourishing agriculture ...

Salton Sea residents and local organizations want to make sure they don’t miss out on the benefits of what state leaders hail as a “white gold” rush in the region.

Heavy machinery is used to create the West Pond, a habitat pond at the Species Conservation Habitat Project, part of dust remission efforts at the Salton Sea in Imperial County on Sept. 13, 2024.

An Imperial County judge cleared the way for the Hell’s Kitchen project, one of the world’s largest lithium mines, when he recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by civic and environmental groups.

A lithium gold rush is erupting beneath California's Salton Sea, where a $540 billion discovery could supercharge U.S. battery independence.

An Imperial County judge cleared the way for the Hell’s Kitchen project, one of the world’s largest lithium mines, when he recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by civic and environmental groups.

The pledge by three Imperial County entities to develop renewable energy projects to generate money for the restoration of the Salton Sea could be a big step. Progress is long overdue in a decades ...