The Clean Air Act is the only reason our air has improved since the 1980s…
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The San Joaquin Valley produces more agricultural products than anywhere else in the nation…
Residents of Stanislaus County are still subjected to breathing in some of the worst air in the country, according to the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report…
It has been called the most important climate change agency in the world, with a budget that might soon reach $1 billion, a four-fold increase in the last decade…
The plight of a million Californians whose water supplies are contaminated, too costly and unaddressed by government officials remains little discussed…
“A Right Without a Remedy” discloses for the first time internal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents which reveal EPA’s persistent unwillingness to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act…
Climate change is hurting our health — right here and right now…
The American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2016 Report gave the Visalia-Porterville-Hanford area an “F” in air quality Wednesday, and the area was listed as having the second-worst air particle pollution levels in the country…
The American Lung Association is at it again, giving Kern County a big fat “F” for air quality. But wait, that’s not all…
California is currently facing a drinking water crisis that makes Flint’s look small by comparison…