This is a wiki for the Environmental Justice efforts led by the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University in partnership and collaboration with the Alianza Coachella Valley.

Loma Linda University team works in partnership with CIRS, Pueblo Unido, Coachella Unincorporated, the Alianza Coachella Valley, Sierra Club, and Audubon together for a common goal. We have been working with communities of Thermal, Mecca, Oasis, and North Shore near the northwest shore of the Salton Sea around the Salton Sea Management Program to build stronger coalitions and advocate for social resiliency as part of the plan. This alliance has worked at the Salton Sea developing youth and adult community members who engage in community science to help advocate for their community and take action now. The best definition and tips for community science is here as described by the Thriving Earth Exchange.

March 2021

• The story map result of a survey that describes where community members in the ECV would like their air sensors located. This was produced with the Alianza and the Leadership Counsel for the Air Monitoring working group with the SCAQMD's AB617 program of the California Air Resources Board.

September 2020

• An opportunity to improve health through improved wastewater service

August 2020

• Public comment made at SWRCB Salton Sea update
• Salton Sea Balloon Mapping Story Map https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=a42efbc8264f4a48b369889f5cbfc936

April 2020

• las-comunidades-del-salton-sea-necesitan-alivio-por-la-pandemia-y-la-suciedad-del-aire

December 2019

• proyecto de supresión de polvo en Espanol
• Salton Sea Dust Control Issue Brief in English
• Related advocacy letter about Salton Sea Dust Control to the CRNA

November 2019

• Public Lab: Drinking Water Quality

October 2019 Story Maps

• Community Air Quality Air Beam Story Map
• Balloon Mapping Story Map

October 2019 Letter and Thermal Dump Fire

• Co-signed Letter about the proposed Thermal Beach Club written by Lesly Figueroa and Rebecca Zaragoza of the LCJA
• Coachella Unincorporated news about fire written by Olivia Rodriguez, MPH of Thermal, CA.

September 2019

• Issue Brief on Salton Sea Community Proximity, Wind Direction, and Air Quality

July 2019

• Air Sensors White Paper

September 2018

• Nomination letter from Rebecca Zaragoza of the LCJA to follow up with the SCAQMD about the AB617 in the ECV.

Older external sources

• Air Sensor Policy Brief from CIRS
• Summary - Publications - Journal Articles | Regional Scientists

• Summary - Publications - Journal Articles | Regional Scientists
• Summary of water data from 2016 survey from LLU & CIRS
• Report of the Environmental Justice Data Project on home hygiene
• Coachella Valley DAC report from 2013
• Report on Drinking Water Vending Machines of the ECV (embargoed until peer reviewed)

• Community Science Guide
• GIS
• Air
• Water