This report highlights potential environmental and public health impacts associated with development in Imperial Valley, and compiles additional resources to help the public understand the findings.
This report explores how Imperial County can turn its lithium resources into real opportunity for local residents, and identifies barriers and recommendations to support high-road workforce development.
This report examines the Draft Lithium Valley Specific Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Report, identifying significant environmental health, infrastructure, and environmental justice gaps that remain unresolved. It analyzes the risks of streamlining industrial uses beyond geothermal lithium development, highlights deficiencies in cumulative impact assessment and implementation planning, and outlines policy solutions to ensure that future development in Imperial Valley prioritizes public health, water protection, Tribal cultural resources, and enforceable community safeguards.