Olmedo: Salton Sea is a polluted body of water lacking protections
Luis Olmedo · The ‘white gold’ land grab for lithium in California · Feb 2, 2022 · at 1:47
Luis Olmedo, an Imperial Valley environmental justice advocate, describes the ecological degradation of the Salton Sea.
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“All the minerals, all the chemicals, all the toxics, it's a polluted body of water that received no protections.”
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