The Salton Sea, California's largest lake, is failing east of Palm Springs. New federal worries are making things worse.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of lithium worth an astounding $540 billion beneath ...

A fire that sparked in vegetation near the Salton Sea late Monday morning had grown to 25 acres with no containment by about 1 p.m. The fire, dubbed the Buchanan Fire by the agency, started in ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked ...

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

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.

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 ...

The NWS Phoenix AZ released a wind advisory at 12:20 a.m. on Monday valid from 5 p.m. until Tuesday 5 a.m. The advisory is ...

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

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 ...

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 ...