The LA Times has an excellent series & podcast addressing issues facing the Southwest: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-26/colorado-river-in-crisis-the-west-faces-a-water-reckoning

Jenny E. Ross, Research Affiliate, Stout Research Center has published the following on the Salton Sea:

Potential Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Proposed Salton Sea Long-Range Plans: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360029978_Potential_Major_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_From_Proposed_Salton_Sea_Long-Range_Plans

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the Report Potential Major Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Proposed Salton Sea Long-Range Plans: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360030144_SUPPLEMENTARY_INFORMATION_for_the_Report_Potential_Major_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_From_Proposed_Salton_Sea_Long-Range_Plans

Formation of California’s Salton Sea in 1905-07 was not “accidental”: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340038533_Formation_of_California’s_Salton_Sea_in_1905-07_was_not_accidental

Southern California Earthquake Data Center: Track recent earthquakes near the Salton Sea https://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Maps/116-34.html

USA Today: Gas leaf blowers and lawn mowers are shockingly bad for the planet. Bans are beginning to spread. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/30/gas-leaf-blower-mower-bans-spread-us-fight-climate-change/11746893002/