Advocates of California’s Salton Sea look to Utah with envy. Here’s why.
… A few years ago there was clamor from environmental advocates urging California officials to save it [the Salton Sea]. Like the Great Salt Lake and its Great Basin sister lakes, it had become an important ecosystem supporting birds traveling across the Pacific Flyway. Its drying playa had also created a major public health hazard, with studies showing dust was taking a toll on the lungs of children and low-income communities living nearby. … [F]or the first time in a long time, there are reasons to feel hopeful about the Salton Sea. State officials began work last year on a 2,000-acre wetland pond that will both provide bird habitat and keep the dust down. A year and a half ago, the California Legislature created the Salton Sea Conservancy to find and fund projects preserving the lake. The board held its first meeting last month.
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