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Near the Salton Sea, Little League Players Struggle to Breathe

Pediatric asthma is common in Calipatria, where young athletes compete despite extreme heat and air pollution. Some worry a lithium boom could make things worse.

Capital & Main · Jul 24

Beneath California's Salton Sea lies 3.4 million tons of lithium, potentially enough to build 375 million electric-vehicle batteries

California's Salton Sea holds immense lithium reserves, potentially ending foreign dependence for electric vehicle batteries. This discovery offers enough lithium to build over 375 million electric vehicle batteries. Direct Lithium Extraction technology can efficiently pull lithium from geothermal brine. This process uses existing infrastructure and significantly reduces water consumption. Developing…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung growth – our study tracked the impact in 700 kids

Southern California’s Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in the 1950s and ’60s.

The Conversation · Apr 3

‘I’ll run until there’s no sea left’: the gas mask-wearing ultramarathoner circling the Salton Sea

The California landmark is shrinking, exposing a toxic lakebed that threatens neighbors. ‘Irondad’ is running 92 miles to highlight the crisis

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2024

California Has Enough Lithium Reserves To Power Over 300 Million EV Batteries

The U.S. Department of Energy said the lithium reserves in the Salton Sea provide a "once-in-a-generation-opportunity."

InsideEVs · Feb 13, 2024

Salton Sea's Lithium Treasure Trove Set To Turbocharge EV Battery Production

Lithium-rich geothermal brines in the Imperial Valley contain enough lithium to make 1 electric vehicle for each U.S. citizen.

International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023

Salton Sea eyed for lithium extraction

As companies with billionaire backing buy in, frontline communities weigh the economics with health and environment

Salon · Sep 7, 2023

Scientists warned of Salton Sea disaster

Since '90s, many scientists had been calling for a comprehensive, integrated science program at the lake

Salon · Jul 7, 2023

An ambitious plan could help repair one of California’s biggest ecological catastrophes

Without intervention, the sea’s entire ecosystem could collapse.

Inverse · Jan 16, 2023

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 Salton Sea spreads across a remote valley in California’s lower Colorado Desert, 40 miles (65 kilometers) from the Mexican border. For birds migrating along the Pacific coast, it’s an avian Grand Central Station. In midwinter tens of thousands of snow geese, ducks, pelicans, gulls and other species forage on…

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023