State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia discusses the issues surrounding previous projects to save the Salton Sea in this extended interview from our special series "Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project."
Community & Public Health
This program was produced by Monica Lopez as part of a project of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Data Fellowship
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