The Native American Cahuilla Nation has lived in the valley and stewarded the land for over 8,000 years. The majority of Western Europeans settled here during the last 175 years and have managed to ...

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 lakeshore: a ...

The Salton Sea, often called California’s accidental desert ocean, has a fascinating and complicated past. Formed by a mistake in the early 1900s, it quickly became a booming vacation hotspot before ...

Five years ago, Lisa Clark and her husband left her hometown of El Centro for Niland, a small town of 500, in search for more affordable housing. But now they’re paying a hidden cost for living just ...

A dried-up former boating dock is seen along the Salton Sea July 14, 2021, in Desert Shores, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) SAN DIEGO (CN) — Back in 2003, farmers in California’s Imperial ...

In a state boasting epic mountain ranges and stunning coastlines, the Salton Sea is not typically considered an outdoor-lover’s paradise. California’s largest inland lake, which straddles Riverside ...

For a decade, the world’s appetite for lithium has grown into a force of nature. That soft, silvery element, once a niche component in consumer electronics, is the beating heart of batteries that ...

Dan Daher rolled out at 5 a.m. from the shaded parking lot behind the Torres Martinez Tribal Community Hall in Mecca, as he does every Sunday through Thursday. By day's end, he'll have logged nearly ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the sweltering Coachella Valley, community advocates are calling for the state to transform its recreation area at the Salton ...