Environment news in Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2013, mydesert SaxoTech Online Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:47:39 -0700 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/NEWS07/130524001 During a panel discussion hosted by the Asia Society this week focusing on U.S.-China economic relations, Peter Seligmann of the organization Conservation International emphasized the importance of the United States and China working together to confront climate change. Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130524/NEWS07/130524001 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS07/305230006 Expulsion from the Boy Scouts of America is a dishonor few Scouts endure. But that was the punishment imposed on Kim Kuska, a self-taught naturalist and former biology teacher who had been with the organization for more than 50 years. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130523/NEWS07/305230006 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/NEWS07/305220011 A nationwide scientific study has shown that populations of frogs and other amphibians are declining rapidly across the country, including in California. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130522/NEWS07/305220011 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS07/305210002 Mary Jo Potts and James Selsor were sitting in the backyard of their Palm Springs home Sunday morning when an unexpected guest suddenly appeared near their pool. They aren't the only ones finding stray ducklings in their pools and ponds. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:12:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130521/NEWS07/305210002 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS07/305200025 The Indio Water Authority has begun delivering water on an emergency basis to a neighborhood of more than 100 homes, Boe Del Heights, after samples taken from a well detected high levels of perchlorate. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130520/NEWS07/305200025 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/NEWS07/305190019 Many national parks are finalizing plans to hire fewer temporary employees this summer, close some campgrounds and scale back popular family programs such as ranger-led nature walks and cultural tours because of mandatory budget cuts that took effect March 1. Sun, 19 May 2013 23:39:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130519/NEWS07/305190019 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS07/305180046 Water from the Colorado River flows through a canal and a pipeline, and then pours into ponds in the Coachella Valley. That water seeps down through the sandy soil to the aquifer and enables the desert to bloom in an oasis of thousands of palm-studded gardens, golf courses and swimming pools. Sun, 19 May 2013 15:28:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130518/NEWS07/305180046 http://www.mydesert.com/interactive/article/20130518/NEWS07/130518001 The Coachella Valley uses water from the Colorado River to replenish its natural reservoir of groundwater. A lawsuit by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians accuses the valley's two largest water agencies of mismanaging the aquifer. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:33:00 -0700 http://www.mydesert.com/interactive/article/20130518/NEWS07/130518001