State officials have wrestled with the sea’s deteriorating condition as its water becomes fouler and its footprint shrinks, ...

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

The U.S. Geological Survey said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in California’s Salton Sea did not happen on Friday morning. The ...

Hours after reporting an earthquake under the Salton Sea, the USGS said the quake never happened and the false report came during a system test.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A section of the Salton Sea was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 10:26 a.m. in a southern part ...

“The Salton Sea is one of the most pressing environmental health crises in the state of California,” said state Sen. Steve Padilla, the Chula Vista Democrat who authored the bill to create the ...

The US Geological Survey confirmed that the earthquake did not occur. "The posting was a result of an errant message sent during system testing," Paul Laustsen, public affairs for USGS, told News ...

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After a California judge denied environmentalists' claims that the Hells Kitchen lithium extraction project approved by ...

The Salton Sea, once a thriving destination for tourism in Southern California, is now a symbol of environmental decline. But ...