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Brawley among the most polluted cities according to state report
Staff WriterRelatively high pesticide use, asthma rates and contaminated bodies of water give Brawley the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted areas in California, according to a recent report by a state environmental health agency. Pesticide...Tags: Environmental Issues, Poverty, Environmental Pollution, Hazardous Materials, United States Census Bureau
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Calexico New River Committee briefing
Staff WriterThe Imperial Irrigation District was briefed Tuesday about an ongoing initiative to clean up the New River. The New River, which flows from Mexico into the Salton Sea, was once known as the most polluted river in the nation. It carries industrial and...Tags: Rivers, Mexico, Water Supply
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New River improvement plan to be presented at Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThe executive director of the Calexico New River Committee will present his group’s recommendations today at the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors meeting to clean up the stretch of the New River that flows from the international...Tags: Rivers, Mexico
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Flash flood watch for Imperial Valley
Staff WriterA flash flood watch is in effect until midnight tonight for the Imperial Valley, as slow-moving showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain make their way here this evening, from the lower Colorado River Valley. This notice is to inform residents to...Tags: Weather Reports, Rivers, Weather, Floods
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New River overflow floods Cattle Call Park, Arena; city closes both
BRAWLEY — Cattle Call Park was closed to residents Wednesday as a result of an overflow of water from the New River during the storm that rocked Imperial County earlier this week. “There are postings all over the park and we’re...
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Cattle Call Park now open
BRAWLEY — Cattle Call Park has been reopened to the public following its closure due to flooding from the New River from the storm last week, the city of Brawley announced Friday. The re-opening was cleared by the Imperial County Public Health...Tags: Rivers
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The building of future wetlands depends on funding
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThe future of additional wetlands in the Imperial Valley has reached a stalemate as officials of the Citizens’ Congressional Task Force on the New River wait for additional funding from the state for the development of more wetland projects in the...Tags: Rivers, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Wetlands
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Local wetlands projects are undiscovered treasures
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterJust west of a newly constructed gas station on West Legion Road, past Pioneers Memorial Hospital and neighboring homes here, sits a rather unnoticeable open gate that leads to a cliff which overlooks Brawley’s pilot wetlands project. Although...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Duncan Hunter, Water, Conservation
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Our View: New River plan is more than we've seen in years
Last week’s release of a strategic plan to deal with the pollution at the New River amounts to the most significant work toward a real, commonsense solution in decades. But that might not be enough if there is no will and funding to make the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Rivers, Natural Resources, Mexico, Wetlands
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Salton Sea restoration effort draws Assembly subcommittee hearing
Staff WriterNORTH SHORE — Violeta Lopez has been on the front line of the changes that are taking place in the Salton Sea. The North Shore resident of 16 years has seen people move away, kids having health problems and the smell of the sea grow worse...Tags: Environmental Issues, Richard Gordon, Conservation, Renovation, Water Supply
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Students help preserve the Wetlands in the Valley
Multimedia ProducerLifelong fisherman and hunter Leon Lesicka wishes nothing more than to preserve and give back to the habitat that has given him so much joy. Lesicka and a group of concerned citizens created an organization called Desert Wildlife Unlimited. In the late...Tags: Environmental Issues, Education, Rivers, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Winter visitors to county: Fix the bridge
Staff WriterHOLTVILLE — For many people staying at the Desert Hot Springs east of here, it isn’t about cost, but rather not feeling like a “sardine in a can,” said Valeda Chadwick, a winter visitor who’s been heading down here for years....Tags: Business, Hot Springs, Vehicles, Highway Transportation, Bodies of Water
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