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Truck emissions are hurting South Fresno. What’s the remedy?
posted 03/11/2022
The boom of local truck traffic is adding to the environmental burdens South Fresno residents are already facing.
Engagement proves clutch in telling broader health story of California off-road park
posted 07/24/2019
In the midst of my reporting on the health effects of bad air quality downwind of an off-road park along the California coast, our newsroom was confronted with another pressing public health tragedy.
Secondhand sand: How a state park is putting kids’ health at risk
posted 03/14/2019
Sand dunes at a state recreation area popular with off-road vehicles on California's Central Coast is sending tiny dust particles miles inland, creating an ongoing crisis in air quality.

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Truck emissions are hurting South Fresno. What’s the remedy?
The boom of local truck traffic is adding to the environmental burdens South Fresno residents are... more »
posted 03/11/22
Engagement proves clutch in telling broader health story of California off-road park
In the midst of my reporting on the health effects of bad air quality downwind of an off-road... more »
posted 07/24/19
Secondhand sand: How a state park is putting kids’ health at risk
Sand dunes at a state recreation area popular with off-road vehicles on California's Central... more »
posted 03/14/19

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Project: Smoke from ag burning contributes to long-term health effects for Valley Latino residents
Long-term exposure to the particulate matter released by open agricultural burning has been associated with a suite of health problems, and the communities most affected are majority-Latino.
Project: After ‘decades of broken promises’ will Central Valley air regulators finally end ag burning?
Nearly two decades of postponing a ban on burning have left clean air advocates dubious that local air regulators will follow through.
Project: With little confidence in California air quality regulators, advocates turn to Biden-Harris
Clean air advocates hope the EPA will step in to strengthen regulations of polluting industries.