A newly published study finds that California's Salton Sea emits hydrogen sulfide, a toxic and foul-smelling gas, at rates that regularly exceed the state's air quality standards. The presence of ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is intended to control dust and provide habitat for birds.

News Nation/World California turns on water to create new wetlands on the shore of the shrinking Salton Sea May 24, 2025 Updated Sat., May 24, 2025 at 8:33 p.m. A tattered American flag stands on ...

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.

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.

Roughly half of the last year’s Salton Sea funding was allocated through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which committed $175 million through the Inflation Reduction Act on top of another $70 ...

A massive lithium discovery beneath California's Salton Sea has set off a high-stakes push for what some have implied could be America's best shot at lithium self-sufficiency. The U.S. Department ...

Now a combination of factors, including the presence of vast deposits of lithium about a mile under the Salton Sea’s bottom, might provide enough impetus for a major reclamation project that is ...

Heavy machinery is used to create the West Pond, a habitat pond, at the Species Conservation Habitat Project at the south end of the Salton Sea, Calif., Sept. 13, 2024.

After decades of trial and error, a new plan is taking shape around the Salton Sea, California’s largest — and endlessly troubled — lake. The accidental inland sea, some 35 miles long ...

The funding is part of $250 million allocated for Salton Sea efforts in exchange for Colorado River conservation by local water districts.