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Bakersfield air again on worst list
Not much is new as far as our ranking in the American Lung Association’s annual ranking of cities with the unhealthiest air.
Bakersfield Californian article

Report publicizes county's dirty air
No one in San Joaquin County should be breathing a sigh of relief over air quality. But the failing grade the county gets from the American Lung Association in today's annual report card has been taken to task by regional air pollution regulators.
Stockton Record article

Rep. Roy Ashburn wants direct Amtrak link from Valley to San Francisco
The state would take a run at establishing a direct Amtrak route to San Francisco from the San Joaquin Valley under the terms of a bill that passed its first committee Tuesday.
Visalia Times Delta article

Outbreak could impede California's economic recovery
The last thing California's weak economy needed was a swine flu outbreak flaring up in Mexico. Although substantial harm seemed unlikely Monday, the outbreak could do some economic damage to California agriculture, tourism and international trade.
Sacramento Bee article

Stimulus grants will renovate Valley sewer systems
The San Joaquin Valley towns of Cutler and Caruthers will renovate their wastewater systems with the help of economic stimulus grants announced Tuesday. Caruthers in Fresno County will receive $2.5 million and tiny Cutler in Tulare County will receive a $1.7 million loan and $1.1 million grant. The money is part of a larger economic stimulus package.
Fresno Bee article

Local farmers displeased with antibiotics bill
Many in the local agricultural industry were already unhappy with state Sen. Dean Florez. A proposed law the Shafter Democrat authored and held hearings on last week in the Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture isn't changing their perception.
Hanford Sentinel article

Yosemite Falls still spectacular despite state water shortage
California's drought seems like fiction up here with thundering Yosemite Falls leaving lines of gawkers soaked and shivering. The 2,425-foot trio of waterfalls - the tallest in North America - can easily be seen a mile away, but visitors can't resist getting up close to that blast of icy water.
Fresno Bee article

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