LOS ANGELES — Ever since the Salton Sea has faced the threat of ecological collapse, some local residents and environmentalists have advocated a radical cure for the lake’s decline: a major seawater infusion.
By moving desalinated seawater through the desert, they say, California could prevent its largest lake from shrinking and becoming saltier and could restore its once-thriving ecosystem. Without more water, they argue, the lake will continue to decline, and its receding shorelines will expose growing stretches of dry lakebed that spew dangerous dust and greenhouse gases.
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