Decades ago, the Salton Sea was one of California's most beloved tourist destinations, attracting the likes of Frank Sinatra, ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is ...

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.. The county ...

A burrowing owl stands near its burrow near the south end of the Salton Sea in Calipatria, California. The Imperial Valley is home to more than 60 percent of California's burrowing owls, which ...

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 400 acre swath of wetlands near the Salton Sea burned this weekend, with choking grey smoke casting an unhealthy pall for miles over northeastern Imperial County. Duck hunters in the area who ...

"Petitioners are not opposed to lithium development near the Salton Sea," the groups wrote in court filings. But the groups argue Imperial County cut corners in approving lithium extraction, including ...

Salton Sea, Imperial County Southeast, Imperial County West and Imperial Valley as well as Yuma County are included in a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 12:20 a.m.

A geothermal plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Residents of the economically distressed area worry that companies coming to the region to extract lithium will reap the rewards while ...

A 400 acre swath of wetlands near the Salton Sea burned this weekend, with choking grey smoke casting an unhealthy pall for miles over northeastern Imperial County. Duck hunters in the area who ...

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.