500,000 Barrels of DDT in the Sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis − Mongabay
“Out of Plain Sight,” directed by journalist Rosanna Xia and filmmaker Daniel Straub, documents the legacy of mass amounts of DDT waste dumped off the California coast decades ago, with environmental consequences continuing today….
In California, There’s One Import That Nobody Wants – the New York Times
Large amounts of untreated sewage flow daily from Mexico into Imperial Beach, Calif. That has closed beaches and sickened residents…
The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage | Book Review – the Atlantic
Trash dumping is taking a devastating environmental toll—especially on poorer countries….
History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds – Los Angeles Times
After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse — and far more sweeping — than what scientists anticipated.