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Six Billion Dollars and Counting An independent study by economists shows an outrageous cost to the San Joaquin Valley of at least $6.3 billion dollars every year for our failure to meet clean air standards. Benefits of Meeting Clean Air Standards Nov 2008 The cost arises from premature...
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Blowing dust prompts health warning; Air district cautions that air pollution levels climbing Gusty winds in the San Joaquin Valley have prompted local air-pollution officials to issue a health cautionary statement from Thursday afternoon through Friday evening.  Winds in the San...
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For Immediate Release:   Bottled Bakersfield Air (BBA) Is Back Just as the Pacific Islanders identify 47 kinds of ocean surfaces and the Eskimos know 48 varieties of snow, so do Bakersfieldians know the vaired, subtle complexities of their air. "Summer 2008"...
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Air quality officials have issued a health caution because of smoke caused by wildfires. The caution will be in effect until the fires are extinguished. “Due to the erratic nature of the smoke, areas of the eight-county air basin could potentially be affected at any given time,” said...
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By SARAH RUBY Californian staff writer e-mail: sruby@bakersfield.com     Politicians won’t touch it, air regulators hate to admit it and tree advocates would rather not discuss it, but here’s the ugly truth: Plants are a thriving source of air pollution. ...
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Heat stabilized air quality By Sarah Ruby When mercury rises, air pollution doesn't necessarily follow. Consider the recent heat wave. Temperatures soared to a high of 116 degrees in parts of Kern County, yet the air did not get appreciably worse. In some cases, the air was better than it...
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My contact at the air district passed along this graphic, which shows during our heat wave Fresno and Bakersfield had better air quality than the rest of the state.
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Our editor Davin McHenry raised a good point about air quality. Usually, when temperatures go up, the air gets worse. But if you look at our 108+ degree days, the air did not get appreciably worse. In some cases, the air was better than it had been when temperatures were cooler. There are a...
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