Human actions created the Salton Sea, California's largest lake – here's how to save it from collapse, protecting wild birds and human health
- Written by Robert Glennon, Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
Exposed lakebed at the Salton Sea on Dec. 29, 2022.RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesThe Salton Sea spreads across a remote valley in California’s lower Colorado Desert, 40 miles (65 kilometers) from the Mexican border. For birds migrating along the Pacific coast, it’s an avian Grand Central Station. In...