Several local groups are gearing up to sue the environmental agency over the Alon Oil Refinery project…
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Concerned citizens and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect the San Joaquin Valley’s air from the polluting Alon oil refinery project in Bakersfield, Calif. Valley residents already breathe some of the nation’s smoggiest air…
A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Environmental Protection Agency of failing to protect the Central Valley from possible air pollution from Alon Oil Refinery in Bakersfield…
Concerned citizens and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect the San Joaquin Valley’s air from the polluting Alon oil refinery project in Bakersfield, Calif. Valley residents already breathe some of the nation’s smoggiest air…
Legislation to prevent ongoing drinking water contamination like that seen in Flint, Mich., from harming families in disadvantaged communities in California was approved Thursday on a 5-1 vote by the Senate Governance and Finance Committee…
Legislation to protect California’s aquifers and groundwater resources from permanent damage due to over-pumping has been approved by the state Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water on a 6-2 vote…
If you want to glimpse a small bit of rational thought occurring in Congress, tune in to the Energy and Commerce Committee at 7:15 a.m. our time Thursday for a hearing on H.R. 4775, which aims to tweak the Clean Air Act…
Lemoore is the first Kings County city to provide temporary water to residents outside city limits who are suffering from failed wells…
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is currently accepting applications for an open seat on its Environmental Justice Advisory Group…
This week I heard about Erin Brockovich travelling to Stockton, CA—which forced me to put pen to paper on an article that I have been putting off. Here is the punchline: Flint is an outrage, it is not an isolated case, and while resourced churches pour money into clean water projects in Africa, we do little to nothing about poisoning our own, right here, in the US…