Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. The county also ...

The Salton Sea region, rich in natural resources but facing economic challenges, stands on the brink of a lithium mining boom. This area in California, known for its wildlife and critical mineral ...

The Department of Energy says there's enough lithium to power an estimated 375 million batteries for electric vehicles. Conservation Director at the Wildlands Conservancy and Professor Emeritus at the ...

lithium battery pack module with bms available for electric car or storage power station Geothermal power plants along California’s Salton Sea already bring lithium-rich brines to the surface as a ...

After decades of failed attempts to preserve California's endlessly troubled 120-year-old Salton Sea, a myriad of new plans to save the salt-riddled lake are taking form. Scientists discovered a ...

The Salton Sea is a haven for wildlife, a repository of critical minerals and the site of some of the worst environmental and economic conditions in California. The contrast between its natural riches ...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. I grew up in the Salton Sea region in a mobile home community of farmworkers. Our corner of the unincorporated ...

To the editor: For Imperial Valley residents reading between the lines, the article about the decline in respiratory health for people living near the evaporating Salton Sea chronicles the ...

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 ...

A geothermal plant near the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Residents of the economically distressed area worry that companies coming to the region to extract lithium will reap the rewards while local ...