Did researchers miss a key cause: scraping desert soils for renewable energy projects?
By Miriam Raftery
Photo by Jim Pelley: Dust from construction at Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility
April 25, 2015 (Imperial Valley) – Just over the San Diego County line in Imperial County, the Center for Investigative Reporting found the air is “dark and asthma is deadly along the Mexico border.”
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December 27, 2012 (San Diego)--Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that children are sicker today than they were a generation ago and that pesticides have played a major role? -- Maria Jenkins, Clewiston, FL
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August 23, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
LOCAL
City races start to heat up in East County (UT San Diego)
11-year-old accused of fatally stabbing friend found mentally incompetent to stand trial (Santee.Patch.com)
Retired Border Patrol union president indicted (10 News)
Group hoping to save ECPAC continues fight (UT San Diego)
Where parolees live in San Diego: map (Voice of San Diego)
San Diego Gas & Electric wind projects draw national notice (KCET)
As heat dries land and lake, asthma fears rise in Imperial County(KPBS)
Summer of hate concert came to El Cajon (San Diego Citybeat)
High costs of bonds shocks Poway Unified School District (UT San Diego)
STATE
Democratic lawmakers move to oppose rewriting CA environmental laws (Sacramento Bee)
SoCal groves report new cases of lethal citrus bug (Sacramento Bee)
Man dies after contracting rare rodent disease at Yosemite (CBS)
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E - The Environmental Magazine
Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:
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