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Mecca residents press Riverside County for testing and cleanup of Desert View/Greenleaf power‑plant site
Summary
Residents and environmental groups asked Riverside County supervisors to press for soil testing, site cleanup and transparency at the Desert View/Greenleaf power‑plant site near Mecca, citing an active EPA investigation and alleged historical emissions of hazardous pollutants.
Residents from Mecca and organizing groups urged the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to push for site testing, remediation and community engagement at the Desert View/Greenleaf power‑plant site, which attendees and advocates say is under federal investigation for air‑quality violations.
Crystal Otworth of Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability told the board that "the Desert View Power Facility is under federal investigation for violating the Federal Clean Air Act," and that the facility’s emissions historically included…
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