Randy 'R Dub!' Williams runs the desert micro-nation of Slowjamastan, an 11-acre expanse that makes fun of the concept of the ...

Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell's Kitchen project could cause water and air ...

The $1.36 billion “conditional commitment” loan, announced by the Department of Energy on January 15, would help EnergySource ...

CHRIS BENNER AND MANUEL PASTOR have had front row seats to the changes taking place in the so-called Lithium Valley, the ...

Judge says county officials adequately studied water and air quality issues for the Hells Kitchen project near the edge of ...

California’s Salton Sea is impressive—it’s the largest lake by surface area in the Golden State and a haven for migratory birds. But its waters also contain high levels of agricultural runoff. As the ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to a $1.4 billion loan for a project that will use an emerging technology to ...

Kerry Berman lives in Palm Desert and is a certified interpretive guide, an I-naturalist, author of the new book “Enchanted ...

Picture a thin slab of sandy, inhospitable desert land by the side of Highway 78, just a few miles from the Salton Sea. A flag and a border gate welcome you to the United Territories of the ...

Hell’s Kitchen, in the Salton Sea, promises to unearth a motherlode of lithium, a mineral essential to electric car batteries, cellphones and other electronics. While the court decision is ...