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El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice

2024-11-03 Kent Paterson Public Health, Slider, The Environment 3 comments

By Kent PatersonPhotos by Kent Paterson For years, residents of El Paso’s south-central Chamizal area have waged battles against pollution

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“Department of Public Health Concerns”

2024-02-15 anonymous City Council, City Management, Public Health, Slider 3 comments

The following guest column was submitted anonymously, but I thought it was an entertaining (and concerning, if it’s true) read.

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The Deck Park and the Health Costs of More Traffic

2021-12-05 elrichiboy Deck Park, Downtown, Public Health, Slider, The Trench 5 comments

Here’s an op-ed from Morten Naess in the El Paso Times: As a retired Sierra Medical Center emergency room physician,

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El Paso is a Third World Country

2021-10-22 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Public Health, Slider, The Environment 4 comments

Since August 15, El Paso has been pouring raw sewage into the Rio Grande. From BorderReport.com: Between 3 million and

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A Cure for Covid?

2021-05-11 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Public Health, Slider Leave a comment

Living on the edge of three states and two countries makes you appreciate the arbitrary vagaries of legislative jurisdictions. In

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Plastic Recycling is an Actual Scam

2021-02-26 elrichiboy Public Health, The Environment One comment

Reduce. Reuse. Refuse to buy any more plastic.

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It’s Who You Know

2021-01-04 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Letters to the Editor, Public Health, Slider 7 comments

From a Letter to the Editor in the El Paso Times: Last week, KFOX News reported on a vaccination event

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