Why This Toxic Lake Is Suddenly Worth Trillions

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One of America’s strangest environmental disasters could be hiding the next gold rush. The Salton Sea is toxic, shrinking, and making nearby communities sick. But beneath this shrinking lake is something that could save the American economy.

In this episode of Business Explains the World, producer Dakota investigates how a former desert resort became a public health crisis, why companies are suddenly racing to extract “white gold” from beneath it, and whether this wasteland could become California’s next boomtown.