Joshua Tree National Park
  • 1936 - Designated a National Monument by Presidential Proclamation
  • 1977 - Redeived Class 1 airshed status
  • 1984 - Designated as a World Biosphere Preserve
  • 1994 - Designated a NATIONAL PARK.
  • Home to the Big Horn Sheep and prehistoric Desert Tortoise.
  • The only place in the world with the unique flora and fauna of the Majove and Colorado portion of the Sonoran deserts.
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Eagle Mountain Landfill
  • Located - 500 feet from an open portion of the Colorado aqueduct, the source of water for 16 million Southern Californians.
  • Surrounded by - 3 sides of Joshua Tree National Park with the closest point being a little more than 2,500 yards.
  • Dumping - 40 MILLION pounds of solid waste EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS, from the California coast including; Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego.
  • Delivered by - SEVEN one-mile-long, double-decker trains roaring across the desert bisecting designated critical habitat. (That's 14 trips a day). More trash will be brought in by over 200 garbage trucks.
  • Plopping garbage onto - open acreage, vulnerable to high desert winds NOT the "EAST PIT"
  • Also situated within the range of the San Andreas and Lavic Lake faults, the latter experiencing a M7.1 earthquake on October 16, 1999.
  • Sending an open invitation to - new species of predators and scavengers destroying the environment's natural balance.
  • Trains, trucks and facilities are expected to pump 5,000 tons of air pollution annually.
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