A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly ...

The 1950s and ’60s brought out the excesses of postwar revelers to the Salton Sea. You can see the salt-encrusted remains of former resorts and second homes of the Los Angeles fancy people.

The dried lakebed is generating polluted dust from agricultural runoff, impacting nearby communities. A newly published study ...

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Salvation Mountain is a famous art display in Southern California. This roadside spot is worth visiting if you find yourself near Slab City.

Dust is the issue, and most conservation programs attempt to mitigate dust The 1950s and 60s brought out the excesses of post-war revelers to the Salton Sea. You can see the salt-encrusted remains of ...

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 ...

Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures ... the north and the arty squalor of Slab City to the south, home to about 150 full-time residents but temporary home to as ...

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 ...