Monday March 31, 2025
USA Today —
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 legs.
But don’t jump in and hold your breath yet.
The state’s biggest lake, nearly twice the size of the majestic and immensely popular Lake Tahoe, has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed it of past glory. Area residents have been exposed to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases from harmful toxins on dust blown by wind off the growing lake bed.
Previous efforts to resurrect what was once a playground to Hollywood celebrities about 50 miles southeast of Palm Springs have fallen short, typically for lack of funding.