Environment & Energy

… A combination of development and lithium mining may promise more economic opportunities — and an increase in truck traffic likely to kick up more dust and further aggravate respiratory health issues.

“These rural environmental justice communities are facing health consequences due to local dust events,” said first author Jill Johnston, an associate professor of environmental health at USC. “The agricultural industry in Imperial Valley has used excessive amounts of water, but one of the impacts of water conservation is the shrinking of the sea.”

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