Jared Naimark

1 month ago | earthworks.org | BRENDAN MCLAUGHLIN |Brendan McLaughlin |Jared Naimark

A new plan would allow certain industries to bypass full environmental review in California’s Imperial Valley. The plan is supposedly designed to encourage lithium extraction, but it does away with important permitting requirements for certain other industries. This greenwashing would harm the health of local communities, bulldoze over Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and worsen demands on the already overtaxed Colorado River, an important lifeline for residents and the economy.