Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTijuana River Valley Pummeled By GarbageListen to this story by Erik Anderson.Chris Peregrine walked down a gentle slope in goat canyon just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. He pointed to a thick steel cable that spans the basin that cross-border flows frequently fill.“Yeah, we have an anchor on either side,” Peregrine said, "And a heavy-duty cable that connects the trash boom and lets it span across the entire sediment basin.”The trash boom is fencing on top of pontoons that are designed to stop everything that floats. There are tires here...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsTijuana River Valley Pummeled By GarbageListen to this story by Erik Anderson.Chris Peregrine walked down a gentle slope in goat canyon just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. He pointed to a thick steel cable that spans the basin that cross-border flows frequently fill.“Yeah, we have an anchor on either side,” Peregrine said, "And a heavy-duty cable that connects the trash boom and lets it span across the entire sediment basin.”The trash boom is fencing on top of pontoons that are designed to stop everything that floats. There are tires here...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsState Water Project Takes Aim At Restoring Salton Sea, Alleviating Health RisksListen to this story by Erik Anderson.California is spending more than $200 million to keep an unfolding ecological crisis from getting worse. The state wants to stabilize habitat along the southern bank of the Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake. That is good news for nearby residents concerned about their health, but the restoration could also affect everyone who draws water from the Colorado River.At issue is the wide swaths of exposed lakebed that have been...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsState Water Project Takes Aim At Restoring Salton Sea, Alleviating Health RisksListen to this story by Erik Anderson.California is spending more than $200 million to keep an unfolding ecological crisis from getting worse. The state wants to stabilize habitat along the southern bank of the Salton Sea, the state’s largest lake. That is good news for nearby residents concerned about their health, but the restoration could also affect everyone who draws water from the Colorado River.At issue is the wide swaths of exposed lakebed that have been...WW…

Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCalifornia monarchs are in trouble and federal officials have demurred when it comes to providing help.A new survey of the Western population of the orange, black and white butterflies shows that the migrating population is crashing.California’s Monarch Butterflies May Be In Extinction SpiralListen to this story by Erik Anderson.A Thanksgiving holiday survey of the butterfly’s traditional West Coast wintering sites recorded only 2,000 of the iconic butterflies.Hundreds of volunteers helped scour known sites along the Pacific coast.“We have...…Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCalifornia monarchs are in trouble and federal officials have demurred when it comes to providing help.A new survey of the Western population of the orange, black and white butterflies shows that the migrating population is crashing.California’s Monarch Butterflies May Be In Extinction SpiralListen to this story by Erik Anderson.A Thanksgiving holiday survey of the butterfly’s traditional West Coast wintering sites recorded only 2,000 of the iconic butterflies.Hundreds of volunteers helped scour known sites along the Pacific coast.“We have...WW…