Jan. 12, 2026, 5:59 p.m. PTStudy after study has examined air quality in the eastern Coachella Valley, but rarely how the air shapes daily life. A new zine created by youth with Coachella Unincorporated is driven by that perspective. Participants conducted 51 interviews and collected 185 surveys, yielding insight into how residents experience and understand air quality in the eastern valley. The zine makes room for more than one way of bearing witness to life in the eastern Coachella Valley. Because for the young people with Coachella Unincorporated, this was not about producing another report.

Source: Daily Sun January 13, 2026 14:01 UTC