Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

NPR reports on Owens Lake air quality issue

Alert Mono Lake Committee members let us know that the Eastern Sierra—in particular, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power and Owens Lake, 120 miles south of Mono Lake—was a feature story in this edition of All Things Considered. The story, titled “Owens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court” is available in text and audio, and starts with an observation Mono Lake enthusiasts know well: “In the West, fights over water last a long time.”

National Public Radio: Owens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court