If the lake were to completely dry up there would be a horror to behold. While at shrinking Lake Mead a few gangster cadavers ...

Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year. Driving south from Utah, I take bits ...

Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year. Driving south from Utah, I take bits of historic Highway 66 and then skirt Joshua Tree National Park to cruise ...

Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell’s Kitchen project could cause water and air ...

Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea. A flag and a border gate welcome you to the United Territories of the ...

CHRIS BENNER AND MANUEL PASTOR have had front row seats to the changes taking place in the so-called Lithium Valley, the ...

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Damage to an underwater fibre optic cable in the Baltic Sea, running from Ventspils in Latvia, to the Swedish island of Gotland, was detected last Sunday. Image: Pic: Reuters "It is suspected that ...

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THE BUZZ: CODE SWITCH — There’s an emerging consensus among California Democrats about their party’s messaging on immigration: “Sanctuary” is a loaded word. Take San Jose Mayor Matt ...

Tens of thousands of California residents were forced to flee from their homes. Strong Santa Ana winds fueled wildfires that burned across Southern California for more than three weeks ...