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Hace 2 días · The Salton Sea project is sponsored by the US Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office. In the plans, which were described as the first detailed investigation to map out California’s so-called “Lithium Valley,” Berkeley Lab announced that the Geothermal Technologies Office had funded its research to the tune of $1.2 million, on February 16.
Hace 3 días · Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The Salton Sea has become drier in recent years, exposing the playa and leading to increased air pollution in surrounding communities. (Photo: Susanne Clara Bard) When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution.
Hace 5 días · SALTON CITY — Cuando los vientos del desierto levantan polvo del lecho expuesto del lago del Salton Sea, las comunidades cercanas sufren una mayor contaminación del aire. El deterioro coincide con la reducción de los flujos hacia el lago más grande de California, según encuentra un nuevo artículo de investigación publicado en el American Journal of Agriculture Economics.
Hace 2 días · Give the Salton Sea — and the farmworkers who call it home a fighting chance. The Salton Sea – unfairly – gets a bad rap. Stories of widespread fish die-offs in the 1980s and 1990s depict a ...
Hace 3 días · The primary issue plaguing the Salton Sea is its toxic state. The lake, which relies on runoff from nearby farms, has become increasingly contaminated over the years. Fertilizers, heavy metals, and toxins like arsenic and selenium have seeped into the water, creating an environment that is deadly for fish species.
Hace 3 días · Around the Salton Sea, migrant farmworkers could be next. The simplest – and best solution – is to leave the sea alone. Give farmworkers, the sea and the land a fighting chance to recover. The administration has gestured that that approach is an option, announcing funding to expedite the state's 10-year Salton Sea Management Plan.
Hace 4 días · When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds. Disadvantaged communities have been affected more than ...
