IID Shares Plan for Salton Sea Sustainability

May 27, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bruce Wilcox, Comité Cívico del Valle, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Environmental Health Summit, Imperial Irrigation District, Johnny Flores, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea, Salton Sea Restoration and Renewable Energy Initiative

JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc   MECCA — Sustainability. It’s a word that often comes up when discussing the Salton Sea, but what does sustainability truly mean?

Environmental Summit to Empower Residents Feb. 23

February 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, desert mirage high school, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Enrique Manzanilla, Environmental Health Leadership Summit, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Fatima Ramirez, John J. Benoit, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea

FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents will soon have the opportunity to learn more and receive information empowering them to take on the environmental issues affecting them daily.

EPA Visit a Good Start, but Not Enough for Mecca

August 24, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amy Miller, Becky Ross, brenda rincon, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Comité Cívico del Valle, Consolidated Tire Recyclers, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley Environmental Justice Taskforce, Eduardo Guevara, environmental justice, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, First Nation Recovery, IVAN, IVAN Coachella, Johnny Flores, Kathleen Johnson, Luis Olmedo, Mecca, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Western Environmental

By Johnny Flores, Jr., and Brenda R. Rincón Coachella Unincorporated   MECCA, Calif. — Two dump sites.

Community Invited to “Talk Trash” at Mecca Forum June 7

June 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, California Rural Legal Assistance, CRLA, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Johnny Flores, KPCC, Lawson Dump, Mecca, Pasadena, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Ruxandra Guidi, Southern California Public Radio, Talking Trash, Western Environmental

  By Johnny Flores, Coachella Unincorporated  Mecca, Calif. — Residents of the Eastern Coachella Valley will make their voices heard about trash and how it affects their community at a community forum tomorrow.