Owens Valley mobilizes against proposed DWP solar project
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 22:00
in Earth & Climate
Opponents say the project would destroy scenic vistas and ruin the sense of isolation at Manzanar National Historic Site.INDEPENDENCE, Calif. — One by one, a parade of Owens Valley residents rose at a public hearing Tuesday to assail the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's plan to meet its renewable energy goals by covering 2 square miles of high desert with 1 million solar panels.