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California's largest lake threatened by urban water transfer

June 03, 2015 12:00 AM
In this April 29, 2015, photo. biologist Tom Anderson of the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Refuge Complex steers an airboat across the shallow waters of the Salton Sea near Niland, Calif. Often called the 'The Accidental Sea,' because it was created when the Colorado River breached a dike in 1905, Salton Sea now faces a looming calamity as coastal Southern California clamors for more water. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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