AG ALERT: Habitat concerns muddle Colorado River water plan Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River June 5, 2024For decades, irrigation runoff from Imperial Valley farms has fed the Salton Sea. As farmers cut back on water use,...
UC DAVIS: A drying Salton Sea pollutes neighboring communities UC Davis Ecosystems May 30, 2024Research finds higher particulate pollution after water diverted to San Diego by Emily C. Dooley, UC Davis When desert winds...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Drying Salton Sea has caused dangerous pollution, health problems for nearby communities, study finds Courthouse News Service Ecosystems May 30, 2024As the Salton Sea shrinks, exposed lakebed has caused increased pollution and health problems for communities in California’s Imperial County...
NOTICE: Materials for Annual Salton Sea Board Workshop Posted State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 15, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The agenda for the State Water Resources Control Board’s May 21-22, 2024 Board...
REPORT: 2024 Salton Sea Management Program Annual Report Submitted to State Water Board CA Natural Resources Agency EcosystemsReports March 27, 2024From the California Natural Resources Agency: The California Natural Resources Agency has submitted its 2024 Annual Report on the Salton...
SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Tropical Storm Hilary Leaves Minimal Impacts on Salton Sea Restoration Projects CA Natural Resources Agency Ecosystems September 1, 2023From the Salton Sea Management Program: As communities continue to recover from the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary, active restoration...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As Companies Eye Massive Lithium Deposits in California’s Salton Sea, Locals Anticipate a Mixed Bag Inside Climate News Ecosystems August 28, 2023Frontline communities in Lithium Valley are cautiously optimistic about the economic potential, but are also concerned about the health and...
UNDARK: Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened. Undark Ecosystems July 3, 2023By Fletcher Reveley, Undark On the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2022, a massive dust storm rose in the drought-parched Sonoran...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California forking out $34 million to clean up New and Tijuana rivers Courthouse News Service Ecosystems February 2, 2023Border watersheds have been plagued for years by trash, sewage, agricultural and industrial runoff and other pollutants. By Sam Ribakoff,...
THE CONVERSATION: Human actions created the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake – here’s how to save it from collapse, protecting wild birds and human health The Conversation Ecosystems January 10, 2023By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona and Brent Haddad, University of California, Santa Cruz The Salton Sea spreads across a...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Faculty, staff, and students support Salton Sea restoration planning UC Santa Cruz Planning and management October 19, 2022By Allison Arteaga Soergel, UC Santa Cruz An independent review panel supported by UC Santa Cruz recently completed its work...
CAL MATTERS: Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley? Cal Matters Ecosystems February 25, 2021On the edge of the Salton Sea, state officials and investors are seeking to turn brine into ‘white gold’ that...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Irrigation District Approves Salton Sea Restoration Project Courthouse News Service Colorado River May 7, 2019A major Southern California water purveyor paved the way for a massive restoration project at the Salton Sea in an...
THIS JUST IN … Imperial Irrigation District files suit in Superior Court over Drought Contingency Plan; Metropolitan responds *UPDATED with coverage from The Desert Sun* Imperial Irrigation District Colorado River April 17, 2019Petition alleges CEQA violations by Metropolitan Water District From the Imperial Irrigation District: On the same day President Trump signed...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water managers decry blind eye for shrinking Salton Sea Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 19, 2019Residents and officials who packed a yacht club on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California on...
