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 ...

Creating a stronger future for the Salton Sea depends on our unity, especially as we navigate the uncertainties of the ...

In the wake of the closure of the 2,200-megawatt San Onofre nuclear power plant, the 1,500 megawatts of geothermal energy lying underground at the Salton Sea is a major untapped resource for the ...

The potential for geothermal to replace or augment polluting ... Tucked as deep as 2 miles below Imperial County and the huge, drying Salton Sea on its northern edge is a vast brine reserve ...

A rollback of federally protected areas nearby is already underway. Time is similarly working against the decaying Salton Sea, thanks to its unique geography. While the most recent iteration of ...

Mudpots are natural, bubbling pools of mud found in high-temperature geothermal areas with limited access to water such as Yellowstone or near the Salton Sea in California. Produced by Jenner Deal ...

The Salton Sea, California's largest lake ... Energy Department has estimated the amount of lithium in the lake’s geothermal brine – which can also serve to generate power – could fuel ...

A saline pump station pumps Salton Sea water to be mixed with New RIver ... has estimated the amount of lithium in the lake’s geothermal brine – which can also serve to generate power ...