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Federal and local officials to host public roundtable on New River cleanup efforts in Calexico
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (204+ words) CALEXICO — Federal environmental agencies and local leaders will gather in Calexico later this month to update the public on ongoing efforts to address long-standing pollution in the New River, a vital cross-border waterway flowing from Mexicali, Mexico, into California’s Imperial…...
Band-Aid, not a cure: federal Colorado River plan leaves states guessing every two years
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1663+ words) Farmers in the Imperial Valley, around Holtville, rely on water from the Colorado River to irrigate their crops on Oct. 5, 2022. This story was originally published by CalMatters Dire water conditions, missed deadlines and uncertainty on the Colorado River are complicating…...
LAND OF EXTREMES: Bringing the Imperial Valley Desert Museum to communities across the Imperial Valley
3+ week, 4+ day ago (290+ words) Students at the Heber Library branch working on their clay pots. My name is Iris Camargo, and I am the Education Specialist Intern at the Imperial Valley Desert Museum. I am an Imperial Valley local and have been helping at…...
Ammunition explosions and 115-degree heat force tactical retreat as fire crews battle fourth-alarm blaze in Ocotillo
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (413+ words) OCOTILLO — Under the oppressive weight of 115-degree desert heat and howling winds, local firefighters faced a dual threat of exploding ammunition and fast-moving flames during a massive fourth-alarm structure fire here Thursday afternoon. The Imperial County Fire Department responded to…...
MEXICALI BRIEFS: Baja California leads Mexico in first-half job creation, reaching record high
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (423+ words) IMPERIAL — Imperial Valley College will host the soft openin… IMPERIAL VALLEY - Newlyweds Brandon Alquijay and his wife Va… Baja California leads Mexico in first-half job creation, reaching record high Baja California led all Mexican states in formal job creation during…...
Congressman urges federal review of controversial Mojave Desert groundwater project
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (515+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz called on the federal government Wednesday to launch a rigorous environmental and historic review of a controversial proposal to pump billions of gallons of groundwater from the Mojave Desert, framing the project as a threat…...
Calexico City Council to consider public safety budgeting mandate and data center moratorium
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) CALEXICO — The Calexico City Council will consider a sweeping policy shift next week that could lock in a majority of the city’s unrestricted funds for police and fire services for the next two decades, according to a newly released meeting…...
Ruiz presses federal water officials for action on New River pollution crisis
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (587+ words) Rep. Raul Ruiz said in a statement he sat down with International Boundary and Water Commission Commissioner Chad McIntosh and Deputy Commissioner Tony Frye. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a quiet Capitol Hill office last week, the decades-long stench of the New River…...
IID and Bureau of Reclamation partner on up to 100,000 acre-feet of additional Colorado River system support
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (172+ words) Colorado River water flows through Imperial Valley canals, supplying the region’s only water source for local communities, agriculture, and the economy. Imperial Valley farmers continue leading voluntary conservation efforts to help Lake Mead and protect our only water supply IMPERIAL…...
MEXICALI BRIEFS: Southwestern states seek steep water cuts from Mexico as Colorado River crisis deepens
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (804+ words) Southwestern states seek steep water cuts from Mexico as Colorado River crisis deepens The Colorado River basin has reached a level of crisis far more severe than four years ago, prompting U.S. Lower Basin states to request that Mexico significantly increase…...