April 26th,2019
April 23rd, 2019 by Carmen George for The
There are many health-based air quality standards the Valley has yet to meet.
After years of delays, the state has approved a plan to improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley. Air officials and clean air advocates celebrated Thursday as state Air Resources Board chair Mary Nichols announced a unanimous vote to approve a valley-wide plan to control PM2.5. That’s the harmful particulate matter that obstructs the […]
A planned south Fresno business park project, touted by City Hall as an economic driver but pilloried by environmentalists,is no more. Caglia Environmental is pulling the plug on a 2-million square foot industrial park project, slated for Central and Orange avenues. The project received unanimous approval from the Fresno City Council nearly a year ago. Neighbors […]
CVAQ Director, Dolores Barajas-Weller interviews Will Barrett, Senior Policy Associate for American Lung Association of CA. He joined the show to talk about ALA's State of the Air Report. Valley cities again dominate the list of most polluted in the nation. In the second part of our show, Dolores will cover the current PM 2.5 [...]
Dolores Weller, Director for the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition will interview Woody Hastings, Renewable Energy Manager for Center for Climate Protection. Listen in to learn about the latest on Community Choice in Energy in the Valley, and on air quality issues like the Clean Air Act and the Valley’s PM2.5 plan.
Dolores Barajas-Weller, Director for the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition interviews Kevin Hamilton, Central California Asthma Collaborative's Executive Director. Listen in to learn about planning efforts to reduce the Valley's PM 2.5 - winter-time pollution and the latest on attacks on the Clean Air Act from the Valley. Kevin serves on the Valley Air District's [...]