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Coachella Youth and Academics Team Up to Document Environmental Hazards

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Southern California's Eastern Coachella Valley has more than its share of environmental concerns -- from arsenic in the well water, to toxic dump sites. The people who live there are predominantly poor, Latino and farmworkers. But increasingly, young people are joining the ranks of community activists working toward environmental justice -- and, as Lisa Morehouse found, they're bringing with them some fresh approaches.

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