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.
Project: A political fight and the legal ‘loophole’ that’s polluted the San Joaquin Valley for 20 years
A California senator set out to ban agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley nearly 20 years ago. What happened?
Even with $220 million in financial incentives, growers are wondering how they’ll afford whole orchard recycling in the long term – especially small farmers, who have fewer resources to begin with.
In their new plan to ban agricultural burning, air regulators are using outreach and financial incentives to convince growers to adopt an alternative known as whole orchard recycling.
If you live on the south side of Fresno, you are likely exposed to multiple sources of air pollution that can harm your health — and the hot summer days can increase the risk.
The new hazardous waste site is located in a ZIP code that already is the most polluted in the state.
This project is supported by a grant from USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism 2022 California Impact Fund.
This project is supported by a grant from USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism 2022 California Impact Fund.
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