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San Joaquin Valley News

Grant helps fill solar, job demand - Fresno Bee (10/04/06)
$7.5b price tag put on cutting pollution - Fresno Bee (10/04/06)
Plan for air clean up will cost $7.5 billion - Bakersfield Californian (10/02/06)
Valley is a smoggy second - Fresno Bee  (9/30/06)
McCarthy, Parra bills OK'd; Florez loses 3 - Bakersfield Californian (9/29/06)
Plants benefit air pollution more than they harm it - Bakersfield Californian (9/28/06)
Spray sickens farm crew - Sacramento Bee (9/22/06)
Valley air rule requires cleaner school buses - Fresno Bee (9/22/06)
State sues U.S. carmakers for warming up the globe - San Jose Mercury News (9/21/06)
S.J. Valley air board members can breathe easy after vote - The Stockton Record (9/3/06)
Air board expansion fails in the Assembly - Fresno Bee (8/31/06)
Pesticide sickens area field workers - The Bakersfield Californian (8/31/06)
Assembly votes against additions to valley's air board - The Bakersfield Californian (8/29/06)
1999 Earlimart incident was lesson to be learned - Visalisa Times-Delta (8/19/06)
Pesticides help farmers but can hurt neighbors - Visalia Times-Delta (8/19/06)
Workers ill after chemical exposure - Fresno Bee (8/18/06)
Valley hurt by doctor shortage - Fresno Bee (8/16/06)
Residents air pesticide complaints at workshop - Fresno Bee (8/15/06)
Global warming vote sparks a heated debate - Fresno Bee (8/15/06)
UC develops ‘clean air’ carrot - Central Valley Business Times (8/14/06)
Public meetings target air quality - Fresno Bee (8/10/06)
Parlier homemaker battles air pollution - Vida en el Valle (8/2/06)
Earn money for not driving? - Modesto Bee (7/29/06)
Valley air district meetings aim to find solutions to quality issue - Fresno Bee (7/28/06)
Angelides advocates for air quality in Central Valley - AP Wire (7/27/06)
Public pumps out ideas at air district meetings - The Bakersfield Californian (7/26/06)
Seeking ideas for cleaning the air - Fresno Bee (7/25/06)
Pollution board sets town hall talks to clear the air - Modesto Bee (7/25/06)
Seeking ideas for clearing the air - Fresno Bee (7/25/06)
Air-quality regulators seek input - The Bakersfield Californian (7/21/06)
New air rule for dairies targeted - Fresno Bee (7/18/06)
Sequoia-Kings Canyon is victim of second-hand smog from Valley - Fresno Bee (7/18/06)
Smog moves out of the city ... and often finds its way into the national parks (7/17/06)
Group: Dairy air rules not enough - The Bakersfield Californian (7/17/06)
Sides declare victory in air ruling - Capital Press (7/7/06)
Valley may dust off air rep - Fresno Bee (7/7/06)
EPA says Central Valley air now meets soot standards - L.A. Times (7/7/06)
Valley meets air rules for first time - The Stockton Record (7/7/06)
Not all cars pollute Kern's air equally - The Bakersfield Californian (7/5/06)
Valley may meet EPA air standard; group skeptical - The Stockton Record (7/1/06)
Clovis mayor under fire for lawsuit against air district - ABC30 (6/29/06)
$2 million Valley Blueprint plan gets input - Fresno Bee (6/29/06)
Attention turns to Valley air - Fresno Bee (6/28/06)
Lawsuit calls fees illegal - Fresno Bee (6/28/06)
Air fees hurt regional economy, builders group's suit alleges - The Stockton Record (6/28/06)
Builders sue to stop air district rule - The Bakersfield Californian (6/27/06)
Central Valley population booms - Fresno Bee (6/21/06)
Planners prepare for Valley's future transportation needs - Stockton Record (6/17/06)
Dairy pollution rule passes; lawyer calls it an 'empty gesture' - Fresno Bee (6/16/06)
Air board approves controls for dairies - The Hartford Sentinel (6/16/06)
Dairy air act too weak says one group - Bakersfield Online (6/16/06)
Measure to reduce smog from cows OK'd - Modesto Bee (6/15/06)
Dairy pollution cleanup rules get sour review - The Bakersfield Californian (6/15/06)
Air rule could force change at farms - Stockton Record (6/12/06)
Clean air expo to offer ways to fight pollution - Fresno Bee (6/8/06)
Lauded asthma program pared - Fresno Bee (6/7/06)
58 sites in S.J. considered toxic - Stockton Record (6/4/06)
Spare the Air season upon us - The Bakersfield Californian (6/4/06)
State reveals plan to reduce air pollutants: Announcement follows appeal of court order to do so - San Francisco Chronicle (5/31/06)
State plans to cut emissions - The Bakersfield Californian (5/30/06)
State to target pesticide pollution - Los Angeles Times (5/30/06)
Air pollution advisory - KGET TV 17 (5/26/06)
State cracks down on forklifts - Central Valley Business Times (5/26/06)
State regulators move to phase out dry cleaning solvent - Sacramento Bee (5/26/06)
Environmental group says four dairies violated air act - Merced Sun-Star (5/25/06)
Aging U.S. school buses still fouling air - Los Angeles Times (5/25/06)
S.J. reaps bountiful harvest - Stockton Record (5/24/06)
On a clear day, you can't see the pollution - Los Angeles Times (5/23/06)
Environmentalists, activists urged to speak up for healthier Valley - Fresno Bee (5/21/2006)
Calif. city to expand boundaries - USA Today (5/19/06)
Experts fret over 2010 Valley smog deadline - Fresno Bee (5/18/06)
San Joaquin Valley air improving, but not yet up to federal standards - The California Report, KQED (5/18/06)
State pesticide curbs ordered - Sacramento Bee (4/28/06) 
San Joaquin tops list for worst smog - Sacramento Bee (4/28/06)
200 join Ag Outlook Forum - Fresno Bee (4/28/06)
Valley air board claims milestone in cleanup campaign - Modesto Bee (4/28/06)
Most Central Valley counties flunk "clean air test" - Central Valley Business Times (4/27/06)
Study says CA cities, counties among most polluted in country - CBS News (4/27/06)
Valley air pollution report card mixed - Stockton Record (4/27/06)
Valley nears and air goal - Fresno Bee (4/26/06)
Air district, critics clash over air data - The Bakersfield Californian (4/25/06)
EPA looks to nix rural clean air protections - The New Standard (4/21/06)
State lawmaker crafts backup dust plan - Fresno Bee (4/18/06)
EPA sued over weak San Joaquin Valley dust rule - Yuba Net (4/14/06)
Central Valley dust rules head to court - Central Valley Business Times (4/14/06)
Environmental group sues EPA over Central Valley dust rule - San Francisco Chronicle (4/13/06) 
California's Central Valley ties air quality to urban sprawl - Ventura County Star (4/7/06)
Dirty air inhales billions - Stockton Record (3/30/06)
Cost of polluted air in billions, study says - San Francisco Chronicle (3/30/06)
A Valley's smog toll tallied - L.A. Times (3/30/06)
Bad air's cost put at $3.2b per year - Fresno Bee (3/30/06)
Study puts a price tag on smog - Sacramento Bee (3/30/06)
Report: bad air costs Valley $3 billion a year - The Bakersfield Californian (3/29/06)
Researchers put a price tag on San Joaquin Valley's bad air - San Francisco Chronicle (3/29/06)
Valley air district names new chief - Fresno Bee (3/17/06)
Air rule for Valley dairies provokes sharp debate - Fresno Bee (3/15/06)
Dairies express pollution proposal worries - Modesto Bee (3/15/06)
A surge in smog over the long haul - San Diego Union Tribune (3/15/06)
New air rule targets dairies - Fresno Bee (3/13/06)
Air district rule doesn't attack ammonia from dairies - The Bakersfield Californian (3/12/06)
Leaders air Valley concerns - Fresno Bee (3/11/06)
Hearing on proposed changes to air quality monitoring - KQED Radio News (5/9/06) Excerpt from CVAQer Carolina Simunovic's testimony before the EPA
Critics dust off an EPA panel - Fresno Bee (3/9/06)
Region may not meet air standards - The Bakersfield Californian (3/9/06)
Proposed relaxation of rules stirs protest - Modesto Bee (3/9/06)
Critics fault feds over air standards - The Press-Enterprise (3/9/06)
Parents concerned about asthma at school - ABC30 (3/8/06)
Angelides, Florez seek to curb dairy pollution - The Bakersfield Californian (3/3/06)
Dairy farmers get revved up over blaming cows for smog - Sacramento Bee (3/3/06)
Air rule may raise building costs - Visalia Times-Delta (3/1/06)
Valley air district to collect fee as part of unique program - The Bakersfield Californian (2/28/06)
Scientists complain of dimished role in policy under Bush - Mercury News (2/27/06)
Forum brings ag, growth together - Fresno Bee (2/24/06)
Fresno residents demand clean air - SF Indy Media (2/22/06)
Valley to request clean air status - Fresno Bee (2/20/06)
Environmental issues still face region - Stockton Record (2/17/06)
Committee weighs impact of EPA rule rollback - The Bakersfield Californian (2/16/06)
Florez plans to clear the rural air - Fresno Bee (2/14/06)
Bill counters EPA on dust output - Contra Costa Times (2/14/06)
Proposed EPA changes would eliminate dust pollution standards for rural areas - AP Wire (2/13/06)
Fresno Co. may take over dairy screening - Fresno Bee (2/6/06)
EPA panel advises agency chief to think again - Los Angeles Times (2/4/06)
EPA panel blasts air-rule changes - Sacramento Bee (2/4/06)
New EPA soot limits faulted by scientists - Associated Press (2/3/06)
Town hopes pesticide study will bear fruit - L.A. Times (1/28/06)
Air monitoring project to track airborne pesticides in farm town - Mercury News (1/28/06) 
Cracking down on wine pollution - CBS News (1/24/06)
Valley air dust up: EPA proposal to change rural dust standards meets with resistance - Fresno Bee (1/19/06)
California has the worst soot pollution in the nation - San Francisco Chronicle (1/19/06)
Groups gasping over air proposal - Modesto Bee (1/19/06)
EPA sued over Central Valley air pollution - Central Valley Business Times (1/13/06)
California regulators adopt $2.9 billion solar plan - AP Wire (1/12/06)
Clean air advocates sue feds over plan to clean San Joaquin air - The Mercury News (1/10/06)
Dairy plan faces threat of lawsuit - Fresno Bee (1/9/06)

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