A lithium gold rush is erupting beneath California's Salton Sea, where a $540 billion discovery could supercharge U.S.

California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed ...

Fish cannot survive in the lake anymore, while residents nearby are exposed to dangerous toxins that cause diseases ...

California's Salton Sea holds vast lithium reserves worth $540 billion, essential for electric vehicle batteries. However, ...

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

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 ...

Salton Sea is noted as the largest lake in California, and the discovery of lithium or "white gold" will prove to be a ...

A significant lithium deposit, estimated at 18 million tons, has been discovered beneath California's Salton Sea, potentially ...

The Salton Sea, California's largest lake, has suffered from decades of environmental degradation, impacting the health of nearby residents and the local ecosystem. Recent funding allocations ...

The long-delayed restoration of the Salton Sea, the large, ultra-briny California lake almost universally described as an “environmental disaster,’’ could be starting to finally get its sea ...