Topic: Salton Sea
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Rotten egg smell traced to California's Salton Sea
Rotten egg smell: Scientists say strong winds from a storm churned the Salton Sea, stirring up foul-smelling gasses from the lake bottom. The Salton Sea is 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Saga of California's Salton Sea: a tragic chapter ahead?
Some worry that a water-diversion deal, sending farm irrigation water to sprawling San Diego, will spell doom for the Salton Sea – and exposure to toxins for humans and wildlife. Others say protections are in place to ensure that can't happen.
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Consumer Energy Report Do energy subsidies actually work?
Governement subsidies are largely social experiments without any guarantee of success. Some pay off royally, while others are a waste of time and money.
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Study: Baja earthquake sign of a bigger one to come?
A study by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows that the Baja earthquake in April acted in unexpected ways. It also could set off another major quake in three to 30 years.
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