Early in 1905, the first of five floods surged down the diversionary canal, and attempts to close it became futile. By the ...

To the editor: Anyone who says the Salton Sea is just a man-made lake that exists only because of an accident more than 100 years ago shows a glaring ignorance of the natural history of the area. The ...

The Salton Sea is hardly natural, and it wasn’t an accident either. Rather, it was the result of a deliberate and prohibited act, complicated by a fatal miscalculation. More on that in a moment.

New Mexico’s ‘Free’ Child Care an Attempt to Cover for Past Failures It would be possible, except that the state’s political culture prevents it. The Salton Sea has been called the biggest ...

For years, environmental and medical leaders have talked about the dangers of the Salton Sea drying up. The receding shoreline exposes toxic playa, creating harmful air quality that can spread to the ...

In the sweltering Coachella Valley, community advocates are calling for the state to transform its recreation area at the Salton Sea into a vibrant destination where families could gather in nature.

The history of one of North America’s most polluted bodies of water. The former bed of the Salton Sea, 2019.(David McNew / Getty Images for Lumix) The United States’ century-old ambition to impound ...

General Motors has awarded Audubon California a $500,000 grant to help support its work restoring the beleaguered Salton Sea. The National Audubon Society is a non-profit that protects birds and their ...

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 lake, which ...