Rep. Raul Ruiz backs bill strengthening environmental protections for low-income communities (Desert Sun)

Desert SunOctober 25th, 2017 3:03 pmMojave Desert Land Trust conservation director Frazier Haney said many low-income communities in the California desert “bear the terrible health effects of air and water pollution caused by power plants, toxic runoff, and chemical use.”“We have witnessed the effects of this in the communities around the Salton Sea and Imperial Valley,” Haney said in a statement.Read Full Article