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As Companies Eye Massive Lithium Deposits in California’s Salton Sea, Locals Anticipate a Mixed Bag

Frontline communities in Lithium Valley are cautiously optimistic about the economic potential, but are also concerned about the health and…

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Did you know? Tools for tracking Lake Tahoe’s clarity were invented at the Vatican

Last week, the current director of the Vatican Observatory paid a visit to Lake Tahoe to see the more than…

1 year ago

CDC report: People and animals are increasingly getting sick from toxic algae

Photo: A duck swims in algae laden water that has gathered on the bank of the Caloosahatchee River at Centennial…

1 year ago

A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

Ray Stewart is ambassador for the Ohio Wetlands Association. He stands on a preserve with two wetland areas. Both of…

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Birds Flock to a Resurrected Tulare Lake, Peaking at Nearly the Size of Lake Tahoe

White-faced ibises feed and confab in a flooded field at Kern National Wildlife Refuge, about four miles south of Tulare…

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