Congressman Raul Ruiz met with Arizona lawmakers and federal officials about the current conditions of the Salton Sea and how they hope to take the area from a public health hazard to an economic hub.
FIND Food Bank was on the ground distributing food to families in the area – something the organization does regularly, but was needed now more than ever.
The sprawling, arid art biennial Desert X has returned to California, featuring open-air installations by 12 artists around the Coachella Valley, set against the neutral hues of shrublands and sandy terrain, the greenery of Palm Springs, and distant snow-capped mountains.
The attendees collected samples from the body of water to better understand what is causing the environmental crisis in the communities encapsulating the Salton Sea.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, called Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation to allocate drought- mitigation funds to protect the Salton Sea.
College of the Desert students who participated in the NASA on Campus internship program displayed the findings of the projects they conducted over the summer.
