The Salton Sea is shrinking, which is harming both humans and birds. A plan to create pop-up wetlands may help both.

Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings ...

SALTON SEA, Calif. — In a state boasting epic mountain ranges and stunning coastlines, the Salton Sea is not typically considered an outdoor-lover’s paradise. California’s largest inland ...

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 ...

But researchers have found that there is still something in the dust that is causing higher rates of asthma among people living near the Salton Sea. Dr. David Lo, director of UC Riverside’s ...

The Salton Sea is nearly twice as salty as the ocean, laden with agricultural runoff and susceptible to algal blooms that spew hydrogen sulfide, a noxious gas.It’s also a haven to more than 400 ...

The impact goes beyond just a noxious smell. Community members living around the Salton Sea have reported headaches, nausea, and other issues tied to the smelly gas, according to Aydee Palomino, the ...

Salton Sea shrunk 50% faster during summer Colorado River conservation. But a coalition of researchers and environmental justice groups charged last week that those measures and more rudimentary ...

Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The problem is ...

The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. Can a new conservancy save it? A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea.

The new conservancy will manage land and water rights and oversee restoration work spelled out in the 2018 Salton Sea Management Program, a 10-year blueprint for building 30,000 acres of wildlife ...