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ENVIRONMENT Good news/bad news for Kern air Kern County choked on news that it will take 17 years, possibly more, to reduce smog. Regional air regulators released a smog cleanup plan requiring an 11-year extension on the federal government's 2013 deadline to clean the air. Environmental and health advocates fought for stricter rules on business, given the enormous public health burden. A few tweaks were made, but nothing substantial enough to clean the air before 2024. On the bright side, Kern County had significantly fewer smoggy days. During the summer smog season, Bakersfield violated the federal limit for smog on 15 days, the lowest number in two decades. In October, a state bill was signed that will expand the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board to include an air pollution scientist, a doctor and two more city council representatives. Currently, the board is made up of eight county supervisors and three city council members from throughout...
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