In a landmark move for environmental policy, California has fully established and funded the Salton Sea Conservancy, the ...

We explored an abandoned ghost town that transitioned from a bustling 1960s boom town to a desolate site due to human error ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Critics of a proposed lithium mine near the Salton Sea entered round two of their fight to force stricter ...

Putrid, potentially harmful levels of hydrogen sulfide blow off the fast-drying Salton Sea far more often than what is recorded by regional air regulators, according to new research. The gap is likely ...

Children living near the Salton Sea, in Southern California's desert region of Imperial County, are experiencing poorer lung ...

A 46-year-old man was killed in an off-road vehicle crash in an unincorporated area north of the Salton Sea Saturday evening, ...