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1 month ago | 
inewsource.org | Teal Davis |Hannah Ramirez |Philip Salata |Crystal Niebla
Skip to content Posted inFor Your Information The San Diego County special election for District 1 supervisor has seven candidates vying to replace Nora Vargas.
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2 months ago | 
kpbs.org | Philip Salata |Jade Hindmon
S1: Welcome in San Diego. I'm Jade Hindman. From DNA test. To artifacts. We'll tell you what one historian is doing to preserve black history in the region. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our communities through conversation. Last month , the Department of Energy announced it would provide a loan of more than $1 billion to support the growth of the domestic lithium industry. The mineral is critical to the world's transition to green energy.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters For years Imperial County hospitals have struggled to grow out necessary services. More than 13,000 residents traveled beyond Imperial County lines to seek healthcare services in 2022 alone. A California Superior Court judge says a plan to consolidate distressed hospitals in Imperial County under a single health care district can move forward, dismissing a lawsuit that sought to block the plan.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters Lithium has become a crucial commodity in the global transition toward green energy. With most of it mined and refined abroad, companies are racing to tap into a vast reserve buried deep under the Salton Sea.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters As companies race to tap the vast lithium stores deep under Southern California’s Salton Sea, estimated to be worth billions, locals hope a tax will channel some profits to long-overdue social welfare and infrastructure projects. The future of lithium extraction in the Imperial Valley is hinging on a lawsuit that could define the conditions for how the industry will roll out.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata
Why this matters For decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border. The Tijuana River sewage crisis is a decades old problem that’s only gotten worse. Over the last few years, unprecedented flows of untreated wastewater have inundated the Tijuana River estuary, flowing into and around border communities before heading out into the Pacific Ocean.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata
Why this matters West National City is a state designated “Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhood,” which has been slated for reduction of industrial emissions that have historically impacted the community. National City has released the draft of an environmental review for a fuel transfer station slated for a neighborhood the state says is already impacted by industrial pollution. Officials are seeking input from the public on the report.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
kpbs.org | Philip Salata
S1: It's time for Midday Edition on KPBS. Sewage contamination in the Tijuana River Valley has been an ongoing threat to public health and so much more. Today , we're talking about the growing impact and the latest cleanup efforts. I'm Jade Hindman with conversations that keep you informed , inspired , and engaged with the ongoing effects of sewage and industrial contamination on residents near the Tijuana River Valley are numerous. S2: It's a public health crisis.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
kpbs.org | Philip Salata
There are now four lawsuits accusing the contractor running the federal sewage treatment plant on the U.S.-Mexico border of mismanagement and contributing to the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
inewsource.org | Philip Salata |Philip Salata Environment
Why this matters For decades South Bay communities have faced the repercussions of failing sewage and wastewater facilities on both sides of the border. There are now four lawsuits accusing the contractor running the federal sewage treatment plant on the U.S.-Mexico border of mismanagement and contributing to the Tijuana River sewage crisis.
