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Virgen de Guadalupe Processional Highlights Environmental Injustices in the Eastern Coachella Valley

December 13, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, thermal, Virgen de Guadalupe, Western Environmental

[Translate] AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL—Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Friday night at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

New Mecca Community Council Member Motivated by Family

May 29, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Claudia Figueroa, Claudia Guevara, Eastern Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, Mecca, Mecca Community Council, Riverside County, unincorporated communities, Western Environmental

[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated MECCA — Claudia Guevara was recently sworn in as a member of the Mecca Community Council, continuing her family’s tradition of making a difference in the unincorporated community they call home.

VIDEO: Down the Road

February 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Celia Garcia, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, environmental justice, ivan delgado, Lawson Dump, Western Environmental

[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku8ojaUT-q0[/youtube] Coachella Unincorporated reporter Ivan Delgado shares his personal journey to environmental awareness as he comes to the startling realization of the environmental issues minutes from his home.

Video: Life Among Landfills

February 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, environment, environmental justice, ivan delgado, Lawson Dump, Mecca, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, video, Western Environmental

[Translate] Ivan Delgado’s video featuring environmental activist Eduardo Guevara was first posted on Coachella Unincorporated and New America Media in June 2012.

An Advocate Blooms in the Desert

February 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Celia Garcia, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, Mecca, vida en el valle, Western Environmental

[Translate] Click to view Alejandra Alarcon’s audio slideshow featuring environmental activist Celia Garcia, first posted on Vida en el Valle and Coachella Unincorporated April 2012.

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

[Translate] 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

[Translate] 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.

Community View: Mecca Deserves Real Answers and Actions From Western Environmental

May 23, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AQMD, California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, Department of Toxic Substances Control, DTSC, Eduardo Guevara, Mecca, WEI, Western Environmental

[Translate] Last week, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control met with Mecca residents to report that soil samples taken at Western Environmental, Inc.,

Community Worker Comes Home

March 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, California Rural Legal Assistance, Coachella, Cristina Mendez, CRLA, environmental justice, Western Environmental

[Translate] VIDEO: Cristina Mendez, CRLA By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated Although Cristina Mendez was raised in the Eastern Coachella Valley, she was not aware of the living conditions endured by many in her community.