News Archive Before 2014

August 8, 2012, KPBS: Officials from both sides of the border met in Tijuana today and committed to working together to improve the region's environmental health. Environmental Protection agency administrator to sign on to a program called Border 2020.

Aug. 2, 2012, UT San Diego: Environmental Health Coalition and several parents of Kimball Elementary School students want the city to eliminate polluters near the school immediately. National City has one of the highest asthma rates in San Diego County, which the coalition attributes to the fact that pollutant-producing industrial businesses are intermingled with homes, schools and parks.

August 2, 2012, UT San Diego: A push to build two new natural gas power plants in the San Diego area has turned into a contentious forum on the value of California's alternative-energy remedies. The new natural gas plants, they say, would tie San Diego residents and businesses to additional fossil fuel resources for another 20 years, diverting customer resources from potential investments making the local grid more efficient, clean and responsive.

August 1, 2012, UT San Diego (editorial) - The Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan is a landmark achievement both in that it redefines how coastal development should be created and in the vision it enables. This is what we will share with the Coastal Commission when the land use plan is voted on next week. It is worthy of everyone's support.

July 11, 2012, Yahoo! News: The City of Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego announced that more than 100 supporters attended the California Coastal Commission meeting in Chula Vista to endorse the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. "The rumors you have heard are true," said Laura Hunter, representing the Environmental Health Coalition and the Bayfront Coalition. "We are here to support a coastal development plan."

June 29, 2012 North County Times: Organic farming supporters have flooded county officials with letters criticizing a proposed ordinance that could mandate pesticide spraying at a San Pasqual Valley farm blamed for south Escondido's eye gnat problem.

June 25, 2012 NBC San Diego: University City residents are gathering in opposition Monday evening to a major power plant proposed for a site a short distance away from thousands of homes and businesses. Community activists in University City aren't the only folks pushing back against it. Download PDF.

June 14, 2012 KPBS: Linda Vista was originally built in the 1940s as a government project to house aircraft workers and still has many homes with lead paint. Residents cannot afford to remove the lead paint, so a grant is helping cover the costs. Download PDF.

May 23, 2012 Voice of San Diego: Councilman Carl DeMaio, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher have each reported contributions from SDG&E employees (as well as Sempra employees). Filner has not.

May 7, 2012 Fox 5 San Diego: Three San Diego-based environmental organizations expressed opposition Monday to a plan by Gov. Jerry Brown to consolidate state regional water quality control boards in Southern California. Download PDF.

May 7, 2012, San Diego Source: Three individuals and the nonprofit group San Diego Coastkeeper will be honored at the upcoming Environmental Health Coalition 2012 Awards Celebration, for their collective efforts that have resulted in regulatory decisions that will clean up polluted parts of San diego Bay and improve the bayfront.

May 5, 2012, UT San Diego: Efforts to save money and improve efficiency in Sacramento threaten to diminish water pollution enforcement in San Diego, according to environmental groups and others.

They are lobbying the state Legislature to preserve the San Dieog Regional Water Quality Control Board, which has pushed for major pollution cleanups in San Diego Bay, the Tijunana River Valley and elsewhere.

On April 24, 2012, Equal Voice America's Family Story covered a news story in California Watch that covered solar power. California Watch did the math: “San Diego houses more than 2,600 solar residential rooftops, more than any other California City, but in the neighboring lower-income community of National City, there are only about a dozen.”

April 24, 2012, Equal Voice: A recent news article in California Watch did the math: "San Diego houses more than 2,600 solar residential rooftops, more than any other California City, but in the neighboring lower-income community of National City, there are only about a dozen."

On April 20, 2012, San Diego Reader writes: A crowd of Sherman Heights residents gathered this morning in front of the historic Farmers Market building on Imperial Avenue to hear a host of activists and local politicians speak on action recently taken by site lessee Walmart to demolish the building, a move that blindsided locals, many of whom said they’d been making efforts to communicate with the company about how to help it successfully enter the area.

April 20, 2012, San Diego Reader: A crowd of Sherman Heights residents gathered this morning in front of the historic Farmers Market building on Imperial Avenue to hear a host of activists and local politicians speak on action recently taken by site lessee Walmart to demolish the building, a move that blindsided locals, many of whom said they’d been making efforts to communicate with the company about how to help it successfully enter the area. Download the PDF.

April 17, 2012, UT San Diego: Six agencies and companies have appealed a landmark cleanup order for San Diego Bay, thrusting the $70 million plan into uncertainty a month after it was unanimously approved by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.

April 11, 2012 El Sol de Tijuana: La organización Environmental Health Coalition, el Colectivo Ollin Calli, miembros del Colectivo Chilpancingo Pro Justicia Ambiental, Jóvenes Pro Justicia Ambiental, residentes de la colonia Chilpancingo y aledañas al Arroyo Alamar y sus simpatizantes se reunieron en la segunda etapa del Arroyo Alamar en la zona correspondiente a la colonia Chilpancingo, donde antes estuviera la colonia Nueva Esperanza, para anunciar la obtención de un amparo en contra del proyecto de canalización del Arroyo Alamar que está desarrollando la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua) en este momento. Descargar PDF.

April 11, 2012, Examiner: Yes, organization and unions, such as Empower San Diego, Laborers Union (local 89), Environmental Health Coalition, Iron Workers Union (local 229), Logan Heights Neighborhood Council, Occupyrcorner San Diego, Raza Rights Coalition, the San Diego Labor Council, UFCW (local 135), among others, are asking that Walmart sign a "legally binding community benefits agreement". Download the PDF.

April 11, 2012 UT San Diego: As Walmart prepares to bring its smaller grocery-format store concept to San Diego, a coalition of unions, neighborhood groups and nonprofits is asking the company to commit to hiring local workers and investing in the community.

March 22, 2012 UT San Diego: Last month, the California Coastal Commission toured the southern area of San Diego Bay, an area covered by the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. Commissioners familiarized themselves with the parcel’s geography and prepared for consideration of the plan in coming months.

March 14, 2012 Voice of San Diego: What happens to the Navy Broadway site may be the most interesting land-use story in the next year but it is not the only one. Local governments do nothing more important than decide how to use land. Talk about jobs, about the environment, about quality of life is really meaningless unless it accompanies discussion about what priorities a politician will have when making land-use decisions.

March 9, 2012 PRWeb: The tour covered the 550-acre waterfront property that will include a mix of hotel, conference, commercial, residential, industrial, retail, parkland, open space and recreational uses. A land exchange shifts development away from protected refuge areas toward the active harbor area and acquired 62 additional acres of land for parks, open space and lower-impact future development.

February 2, 2012 UT San Diego: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday presented a national award to San Diego’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Citizen’s Advisory Task Force, which has helped reduce the heavy metal in local homes.

January 14, 2012 UT San Diego: We are not opposed to good projects that provide housing for San Diegans. But what we do object to are poorly placed projects that threaten the jobs of hard-working San Diegans. Common sense tells us that you don’t build luxury lofts across the street from a major manufacturing facility that has been in San Diego for 83 years.

November 9, 2011 KPBS: San Diego environmental groups are demanding the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board take action on a cleanup plan for San Diego Bay. San Diego Coastkeeper and the Environmental Health Coalition said lawsuits, studies and other delays have left a toxic chemical soup of contaminated sediment in the Bay primarily from shipyards.

2011

EHC

Environmental organization empowers family, community (English & Spanish)
 La Prensa San Diego, 12/16/11

In the Shadow of San Diego
 The Progressive Magazine, 9/11

FALLBROOK: Gregory Canyon scheduled for Wednesday hearing 
North County Times, 2/21/11

Border Environmental Justice Campaign - Trucks Banned from Community Streets

Border 2012 Quarterly Newsletter Updates on Metales y Derivados and Truck Ban in Colonia Chilpancingo, Tijuana  
Border 2012 Quarterly Newsletter, July to September 2011 (en español)

No camiones en la colonia Chilpancingo 
La-ch.com, 18 de octubre de 2011

Restringen paso de carga pesada 
el mexicano, 18 de octubre de 2011 (PDF)

Denuncian que tráileres contaminan a menores 
EnLínea Tijuana.com, 17 de octubre de 2011

Prohíben el paso de tráileres en zona escolar del Murúa debido a contaminación
 UniradioInforma.com, 17 de octubre de 2011

Denuncian daños a salud por contaminación 
el mexicano, 14 de octubre de 2011

Clean Bay Campaign

Hold industries accountable for San Diego Bay pollution 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/3/11

How clean should San Diego Bay be?
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/8/11

Groups Demand Cleanup of San Diego Bay 
KPBS, 11/9/11

Toxins troubling in fish caught in local waters 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/14/11

Green Energy/Green Jobs

Port agrees to soil contract (for South Bay Power Plant Site) 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 12/13/11

Petition Being Circulated Against SDG&E Fee Hike
 KPBS, 12/9/11

Enviros Question Future Land Use After South Bay Power Plan Is Demolished
 KPBS, 11/11/11

Green Jobs Training Continues, But Work Prospects Look Dark
 KPBS, 7/28/11

Opinion: Remove Barriers to Small-Scale Green Energy Systems  
Voice of San Diego, 6/12/11

Viewpoints: Energy projects should help poor areas thrive 
Sacramento Bee, 5/6/11

Green grades rise for San Diego City Council  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/20/11

Highly Anticipated Renewable Energy Bill Signed Into Law 
4/12/11

Chula Vista won't take on removal of power plant 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/22/11

Letters: Bayfront plan a work of compromise 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/17/11

Chula Vista officials terminate Padilla's term as port commissioner 
Gay San Diego, 2/14/11

Letters: Former commissioner praised for work  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/20/11

Letters: Urban Areas Offer Green Solutions 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/10/11

Toxic-Free Neighborhoods

S.D. County Monitors Bad Air Hot Spots 
KPBS, 11/15/11

Transit-First is a Better Plan
San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/23/11

Neglected Communities Deserve a chance to thrive 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/16/11

AG rips San Diego pollution-reduction plan  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/21/11

EHC Letter to SANDAG (PDF)

Community members call for greater  minority representation in public redistricting hearing
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/2/11

2010

Border Environmental Justice Campaign

Toxic waste from Tijuana subject of new probe  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/1/10

Piden Retirar "TRAILERS" de Zona Escolar 
TijuanaPress.com, 5/10/10

Alertan sobre "bomba de tiempo" por contaminantes cancerígenos 
El Mexicano, 5/11/10

Protestan residentes por contaminación
 Frontera, 5/11/10

Calles de Tijuana, altamente contaminadas 
El Universal, 5/11/10

Youth Activists Release Comic Book Chronicling Health Risks from Tijuana Truck Traffic 
La Prensa San Diego, 12/23/10

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

San Diego-based lead task force wins EPA award
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 12/17/10

Green Energy/Good Jobs Campaign

Backing off on bay cleanup  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/6/10

Report Card: Mayor, Council need to improve on environmental quality
 San Diego News Network, 3/10/10

Environmental Report Card Given To Mayor And San Diego City Council
 KPBS, 3/10/10

Capretz: Making environmental justice a priority in San Diego
 San Diego News Network, 3/11/10

South Bay Power Plant Spared From Early Closure  
KGTV 10News, 5/12/10

Generator permitted to keep operating  
San Diego Union Tribune, 5/13/10

Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan Approved  
KGTV 10News, 5/18/10

Toxic-Free Neighborhoods Campaign

A healthier Old Town National City 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/12/10

Editorial: Ending a toxic mix
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/14/10

New Direction for Old Town 
San Diego Reader, 3/17/10

City adopts renewal plan for Westside 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/17/10

National City Launches A Major Makeover 
KPBS, 5/28/10

Environmental Justice Knocks Loudly at the White House 
Solve Climate News, 12/22/10

2009

Border Environmental Justice Campaign

Toxic Factory Undergoes Major Cleanup 
KGTV News 10 1/2709 - /1/28/0909

Celebrating a Toxic Legacy's End 
Voice of San Diego 1/27/09

Former Dump is Revived 
San Diego Union-Tribune 1/29/09

Toxic-Free Neighborhoods Campaign

10th Avenue Marine Terminal Taking Residents’ Breath Away
KPBS 4/29/09

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

Protect Youself and Your Child from Lead Poisoning
 Fox 5 San Diego 3/21/09

2008

General

Environmental activist recognized for her work with Latino communities
 La Prensa, 8/8/08

EHC Executive Director receives James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award
 irvine.org. 7/30/08

Proposition 98 on Politically Speaking 
KNSD. 5/2/08

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

Council Turns Thumbs Down On Lead-based Paint Ordinance 
KUSI 3/12/08

Group Opposes Proposed Home Lead Ordinance 10News. 3/10/08

Clean Bay Campaign

Power Plant Plan Sparks Opposition
 NBC. 5/13/08

Chula Vista Taking Steps to be 'Greenest' City in U.S. 
10News. 4/02/08

California Moves to Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
KPBS. 2/20/08

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

Justice for Barrio Logan 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 5/8/08

Shea Homes Proposal Picked for Mercado Project in Barrio Logan San Diego
CityBeat. 2/12/08

2007

General

Letter to the Editor: Continuing the debate over plastic pipes 
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/24/07

Letter to the Editor: Taking issue with U-T on bayfront resort
 San Diego Union Tribune. 11/24/07

Clean Bay Campaign

Big Polluters Graying as Region's Energy Greens 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/03/07

Regulatory Gap Stifles Pollution Contro
l VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/08/07

SDG&E Spurns South Bay Replacement Power Plant
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/19/07

SDG&E won't buy power from new plant 
San Diego Union Tribune. 1/20/07

Key Supporters of Bay-Front Deal Back Off 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/22/07

Environmental Power Perspective 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/22/07

Recommended Manager for Bay-front Project Has Ties to Developer 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 2/05/07

Letter to the Editor: Proposed power plant detrimental to health 
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/08/07

Miramar plant plan receives support
 San Diego Union Tribune. 2/08/07

Visions for Waterfront a Sign of the Times 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 2/09/07

Power Plant Proposal Expected to be Killed
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 2/17/07

Coastal panel pick becoming political saga 
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/20/07

Chula Vista Council Formally Opposes Power Plant 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 2/21/07

San Francisco's Power Lesson  
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 3/07/07

Power Plant Opposition Struggles With Next Step 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 3/07/07

In Trio of Power Proposals, Opposition Grows Strong
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 3/12/07

Port panel to discuss request to raze power plant 
San Diego Union Tribune. 3/13/07

Port backs Chula Vista in battle over power plant  
San Diego Union Tribune. 3/13/07

Letters to the Editor: Don't Support the Sunrise Powerlink 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 3/21/07

Differing Scenarios for South Bay Demolition Emerge
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 3/28/07

Hueso gets nod for state coastal panel  
San Diego Union Tribune. 3/29/07

Opinion Editorial by EHC: Improving Chula Vista bayfront 
San Diego Union Tribune. 8/24/07

Letter to Editor: Power Plant, Chargers and Chula Vista future  
San Diego Union Tribune. 10/25/07

Environmentalists slam Chargers bayfront plan  
San Diego Union Tribune. 11/29/07

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

A Toxic Air Inventory  
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 1/02/07

Centre City Approves $1.5 Million for Barrio Logan 
La Prensa San Diego. 2/02/07

Fumes from business spur residents to act 
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/10/07

Plans to Build Homes Near Freeway Cause Concerns
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 2/20/07

Trucking school's fumes may spark law
 San Diego Union Tribune. 4/4/07

Family blames city for man's asthma death
San Diego Union Tribune. 8/3/07

Letters to the Editor: Port must address traffic's pollution  
San Diego Union Tribune. 10/11/07

Old Town National City residents see hope for a cleaner, safer future
 La Prensa San Diego. 11/02/07

2006

Border Environmental Justice Campaign

Incendios azotan Colonia Chilpancingo: Residuos tóxicos representan graves peligros a la salud 
La Prensa San Diego. 2/17/06

Crossing Over: Toxic Waste
San Diego Union Tribune. 6/12/06

Taming Tijuana's Toxic Waste
 VoiceofSanDiego.org. 6/12/06

Tijuana 's Toxins {Day 8: Tijuana and San Diego)  
Socialist Worker Online. 10/06/06

Products over People San Diego
CityBeat. 10/25/06

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

Inzunza's tenants await fixes 
San Diego Union Tribune. 1/09/06

Effort to remove lead from Mexican treats
San Francisco Chronicle. 1/15/06

Popular lead-laden candy now forbidden treat 
San Diego Union Tribune. 1/17/06

Food-safety bill criticized 
Orange County Register. 2/11/06

Mexican candy makers will get the lead out
 Orange County Register. 6/29/06

International food companies to remove lead from candy sold in U.S., Mexico 
Napa Valley Register, 7/07/04

Clean Bay Campaign

Regional board due to issue bay cleanup report 
San Diego Union Tribune. 1/06/06

  Residents charged up against power project: Environmentalists also oppose SDG&E 
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/08/06  

Seawater intake spurs outcry
 San Diego Union Tribune. 4/04/06

  No seawater cooling for new Calif. power plants 
San Diego Union Tribune. 4/18/06

Duke Energy outlines South Bay plant plan: New owner may have other ideas 
San Diego Union Tribune. 5/05/06

Water-pollution report on bay cleanup is late 
San Diego Union Tribune. 5/15/06

Replacing the South Bay Power Plant: We have one chance to do it right - EHC commentary
San Diego Union Tribune. 5/25/06

How best to replace South Bay power plant: letters to the editor 
San Diego Union Tribune. 6/08/06

Port designating money for lost habitat: New fund to pay for restoration projects 
San Diego Union Tribune. 6/18/06

Pitch made to replace South Bay Power Plant: New facility would be smaller and pollute less
 San Diego Union Tribune. 7/01/06

Port debates how to divvy up windfall: $28 million to fund variety of projects
 San Diego Union Tribune. 8/14/06

Port Looks at Options After $28 Million Windfall 
The Log. 8/24/06

Review begins on plan for power plant: Emissions proposal receives criticism 
San Diego Union Tribune. 9/16/06

Chula Vista picks developer as its port representative: Member who resigned replaced by council 
San Diego Union Tribune. 10/04/06

Port urged to delay vote on power plant 
San Diego Union Tribune. 11/29/06

Panel rebuffs time-share project for tidelands
 San Diego Union Tribune. 11/29/06

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

Improving National City's Old Town gaining traction 
San Diego Union Tribune. 6/17/06

A Schizophrenic Neighborhood, Hoping for Change 
VoiceofSanDiego.org. 8/14/06

Opposition growing to transit bond
 Inside Bay Area. 10/08/06

Shelter Skelter 
San Diego City Beat. 10/25/06

2005

Border Environmental Justice Campaign 
NAFTA vs. CAFTA
La Prensa San Diego. 5/06/05

CENTER OF ATTENTION. Eyes are on Congressmember Susan Davis as CAFTA vote nears  
San Diego CityBeat. 06/01/05

BC: Olvidan tiradero de residuos de plomo  
El Universal. 5/29/05

CAFTA blocks access to medicines  
San Diego Union Tribune. 7/11/05

Cleanup of toxic waste at Tijuana site is praised  
San Diego Union Tribune. 9/6/05

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning Lead targeted by new bill 
OC Register. 2/23/05

Guerra a los dulces con plomo Hola Hoy, Santa Ana. 2/24/05 (Spanish)   Lead Lace Candy Still on Shelves
 The Orange County Register. 04/30/05

Candy bill dies in caucus  
The Orange County Register. 8/28/05

Aging neighborhood focus of forum  
San Diego Union Tribune. 8/31/05

Contaminación en National City. Los residentes se quejan de estar sufriendo de problemas respiratorios
 El Latino. 9/7/05

Get the lead out  
San Diego Citybeat. 9/21/05

Safer Treats For Our Tricksters
 La Prensa San Diego. 10/07/05

Clean Bay Campaign
 S. Bay site in the works for possible power plant  
San Diego Union Tribune. 1/30/05   

Opponents challenge United States Real ID Act  
HispanicBusiness.com. 2/10/05   

Bayfront plan begins to jell. Chula Vista gets a surprisingly upbeat report  
San Diego Union Tribune. 2/12/05  

Supervisors: Border fence overrides environmental concerns
 North County Times. 3/02/05  

Health threat seen in South Bay fish. Anglers who eat most of their catch at risk, group says. 
San Diego Union Tribune. 3/05/05   

Sweeping cleanup of bay is ordered 
San Diego Union Tribune. 4/30/05   

Making the Bay Fit for All- EDITORIAL 
San Diego Union Tribune. 5/15/05

Denial Urged for San Onofre Plan
 Los Angeles Times .com. 05/18/05

Dirty Water  
San Diego Citybeat. 6/30/05

S.D. Bay cleanup plan goes forward 
San Diego Union Tribune. 8/11/05

Duke will sell units, cut losses in state  
San Diego Union Tribune. 9/15/05

Chula Vista to consider general plan 
San Diego Union Tribune. 12/10/05

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

Port extends accord to its nearby neighbors  
San Diego Business Journal. 9/19/2005

EHC General  EPA says race, income shouldn't be environmental-justice factors 
Grist Magazine. 1/8/05

2004

Border Environmental Justice Campaign
 Letters: NAFTA has worsened conditions on the border 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/16/04  

Cleanup slated at toxic plant
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/16/04  

Cleanup approaches for abandoned smelter 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/23/04  

U.S., Mexico get set for cleanup of toxic plant
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/25/04

  Removerán 2 mil 500 toneladas de plomo  
El Mexicano, 6/25/04

  Protestan contra Libre Comercio
NEW! Diario Latino, 10/19/04

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning  

Special Investigation: Toxic Treats
 Orange County Register, 4/25/04  

Investigacion Especial: Dulce Veneno 
Orange County Register, 4/25/04  

Lead in Mexican Candy (Spanish)
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Univision San Diego, 4/10/04 and 4/30/04

  Lead in Mexican Candy
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 KGTV CH.10 ABC, 6/04/04

Call for action on tainted treats 
Orange County Register, 5/22/04  

California sues makers of lead-tainted Mexican Candy
 Associated Press, 7/6/04

  Lead in Candy: Struggle Continues (Spanish) MPEG file, please allow time for download 
Univision San Diego, 7/02/04

  Lead candy ban failed
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 KGTV San Diego, 7/05/04

  Candy bill dies in caucus 
Orange County Register, 8/28/04

  Program aims at lead in National City homes
 San Diego Union Tribune, 9/02/04   

Lead candy warning on Halloween (Spanish)
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NEW! KBNT Univision San Diego, 10/25/04

  Lead candy warning on Halloween
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NEW! KSWB San Diego, 10/26/04   

Van contra el plomo no contra dulces mexicanos
NEW! El Mexicano Newspaper, 10/28/04

  Lead candy still in shelfs this Halloween
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NEW! KGTV San Diego, 10/28/04   

Alertan sobre dulces peligrosos
NEW! Diario Latino, 10/29/04   

Health group warns about lead in candy
NEW! San Diego Union Tribune, 10/30/04

Clean Bay Campaign  
Fuel barge runs into criticism 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/31/04

  Letters: Chula Vista Activism 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/5/04  

Firm to help Chula Vista, port on waterfront plan
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/5/04  

Group opposes burning plan 
Baraboo News Republic, 3/29/04  

Bayfront plan may center on marina 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 05/27/04  

Editorial: Agencies listen as public weighs in on the bayfront 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 05/27/04  

No ruling on South Bay power plant 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 09/09/04

  Permit approved for Duke Energy
NEW!  San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/11/04

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

Barrio Logan Planning (Spanish)
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 Univision San Diego, 2/19/04

  Fumigating Tenth Ave. Terminal
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KGTV San Diego, 3/9/04   

Foes say any plan by port to fumigate again still smells
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/11/04

  California Plating Pollution
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 KGTV San Diego, 5/04/04

Year had many highlights for Inzunza
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/09/04  

Barrio Logan Land Use Planning (Spanish)
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KBNT CH. 17 San Diego, 05/11/04

2003

EHC General A matter of principle
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/16/03  

'Rebels' with a cause 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/30/03

Environmental law revamping approved by state panel
 Oakland Tribune, 10/1/03

Border Environmental Justice Campaign

 Border Pollution Fight Gets New U.S-Mexico Commitment 
Los Angeles Times, 4/5/03  A

Toxic Legacy on the Mexican Border (Español)
 Washington Post, 2/16/03

Contamination and little cleanup: Environmental rules lack teeth 
Tucson Citizen, 6/19/2003

  U.S. Factory Leaves a Toxic Smell
 Los Angeles Times, 7/28/03  

Factory leaves Mexican neighborhood crying foul 
Miami Herald, 8/15/03

  EPA ends database tracking hazardous waste from Mexico 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/26/03  

A Free Trade Boom or an Environmental Bust?
 New York Newsday, 12/29/03

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning 

Who's Gettin' Busy 2003
 San Diego City Beat, 1/15/03

  More lead removal at school site urged
San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/18/03

Clean Bay Campaign

 Letters to the Editor: Mid-bayfront plan opposed on several counts  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/15/03

  Opinion: Mid-Bayfront is key to region's future 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/1/03  

Letters to the Editor: Chula Vistans opposed mid-bayfront housing 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/24/03

  Letters to the Editor: Young Latinos work to shape growth debate 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/10/2003

  Bustamante says port needs to push Duke on power plant
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/8/03

  City given ultimatum on polluted water flow
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/28/03

  Letters to the Editor: Chula Vista Mid-Bayfront
 San Diego Union Tribune, 2/27/03

  Chula Vistans oppose condos on bayfront
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 1/30/03  

Navy OKs carrier Midway for duty as museum in S.D. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 7/9/2003  

County seeks help with Otay watershed plan
 San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/22/03  

Samples taken for World Water Monitoring Day 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 10/18/03

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign  

San Diego to help developer build affordable units  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 5/12/03  

County's cleaner air gets EPA recognition  
San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/1/03

2002

Border Environmental Justice Campaign

Empowerment brings change (Español)
La Prensa San Diego, 10/20/02

Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning

Get the lead out
San Diego City Beat, 11/13/02

Toxic Free Neighborhoods Campaign

Toxic Town: Can Barrio Logan rebound?
San Diego City Beat, 10/30/02

Editorial cartoon: Easter bunny in Barrio Logan
San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/30/02

Carcinogen detected in air in Barrio Logan
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2/01/02

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Activist Plugged Into Energy Conservation

Officials Meet To Address Border Environmental Health

City Tackles How To Eliminate Polluters

Push for new gas power plants draws fire

Walking path of collaboration for new bayfront plan

Strong Support For Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan Voiced At California Coastal Commission Meeting

ESCONDIDO: Farm supporters criticize county gnat ordinance

University City Power Plant Proposal Draws Static; November Ballot Measure Timeline Abandoned

Linda Vista Homes Stripped Of Hazardous Lead Paint

SDG&E Execs Not Filner Fans: Fact Check

Environmentalists oppose reducing water quality boards

Environmental Health Coalition to recognize people behind recent victories

Water board backers protest proposal

Calif. Environmental Group Working Toward Solar Rooftops for All

California Environmental Group Working Toward Solar Rooftops for All

Politicians, Community Leaders Speak Out

Politicians, Community Leaders Speak Out Against Walmart in Sherman Heights

Six appeal landmark SD Bay clean up plan

Piden canalización sustentable para el arroyo Alamar

Unions, special interest groups, pressure Walmart with 'open letter'

Updated: Community's 'open letter' to Walmart

Decision time nears for bayfront makeover

No. 5: Navy Broadway's 'Dead' and More in Land Use (Top 12 in '12)

Development Opportunity Approaches After Coastal Commission Site Visit Along San Diego Bay

Lead-Abatement Group Wins National Award

Letters: Solar Turbines and Fat City Lofts

Groups Demand Cleanup Of San Diego Bay

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In this section

2013

2012

Activist Plugged Into Energy Conservation

Officials Meet To Address Border Environmental Health

City Tackles How To Eliminate Polluters

Push for new gas power plants draws fire

Walking path of collaboration for new bayfront plan

Strong Support For Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan Voiced At California Coastal Commission Meeting

ESCONDIDO: Farm supporters criticize county gnat ordinance

University City Power Plant Proposal Draws Static; November Ballot Measure Timeline Abandoned

Linda Vista Homes Stripped Of Hazardous Lead Paint

SDG&E Execs Not Filner Fans: Fact Check

Environmentalists oppose reducing water quality boards

Environmental Health Coalition to recognize people behind recent victories

Water board backers protest proposal

Calif. Environmental Group Working Toward Solar Rooftops for All

California Environmental Group Working Toward Solar Rooftops for All

Politicians, Community Leaders Speak Out

Politicians, Community Leaders Speak Out Against Walmart in Sherman Heights

Six appeal landmark SD Bay clean up plan

Piden canalización sustentable para el arroyo Alamar

Unions, special interest groups, pressure Walmart with 'open letter'

Updated: Community's 'open letter' to Walmart

Decision time nears for bayfront makeover

No. 5: Navy Broadway's 'Dead' and More in Land Use (Top 12 in '12)

Development Opportunity Approaches After Coastal Commission Site Visit Along San Diego Bay

Lead-Abatement Group Wins National Award

Letters: Solar Turbines and Fat City Lofts

Groups Demand Cleanup Of San Diego Bay

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2006

2005

2004

2003

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