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  • How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’

    05/21/2023 6:58:09 PM PDT · by AZJeep · 42 replies
    The Guardian ^ | May 21, 2023 | Oliver Wainwright
    How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’ Residents feel trapped and choked by dust, while experts warn environmental damage is ‘solving one problem by creating others’ eep in the Mojave desert, about halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, a sparkling blue sea shimmers on the horizon. Visible from the I-10 highway, amid the parched plains and sun-baked mountains, it is an improbable sight: a deep blue slick stretching for miles across the Chuckwalla Valley, forming an endless glistening mirror. But something’s not quite right. Closer up, the water’s edge appears blocky and...