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Is California serious about environmental justice? This water fight is a test

Is California serious about environmental justice? This water fight is a test
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Idle dredging equipment on the beach in Marina, where a sand mine has operated for decades. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) On a barren stretch of Monterey Bay, in a region desperate for fresh water, an oft-overlooked town has little say in whether a big water company can build a desalination operation right on its shore. Here in Marina, where one-third of the town is low income and many speak little English, industrial facilities have long burdened the landscape. This desalination project would replace a century-old sand mine that has stripped shorebirds and rare butterflies of their home — and the community of an open space where anybody could cool off during a heat wave or enjoy a day by the sea. Not a drop of this treated water — which would be piped to other cities, businesses and farmers in need — would even be for Marina. “Why would anyone think they could get away with that? Why?” said Kathy Biala, a resident who was furious when she first learned of these plans. “Because we’re small. Because we have a lot of people who don’t even speak English. Because our city coffers could never stand up to […]

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