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Environment
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Arvin and Lamont will receive $30 million worth of incentives to help reduce air pollution
This funding will cover incentives for replacing heavy-duty trucks, heavy-duty agriculture equipment, school buses, and other incentives to help improve the air quality.
The goal is to reduce nearly 700 tons of emissions in the community.
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Kern County receives a grant for development of a Clean Energy and Carbon Management Business Park
Kern County has been awarded a Communities Local Energy Action Program (LEAP) technical assistance grant by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant will be used to develop a Clean Energy and Carbon Management Business Park.
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State works with social media influencers to expand ‘Save Our Water’ public awareness campaign as drought intensifies
The state hosted a briefing on Thursday with more than a dozen social media influencers and content creators calling on them to support the statewide education efforts.
Arvin has been awarded a $2.9 million grant to receive two new electric busses
The Federal Transit Authority has granted Arvin $2.9 million to receive two new electric buses and a renewable microgrid.
Valley Air advocate and expert discusses ways to restore Valley air quality
Thanks to the rain Kern County saw this weekend, the skies are clear, for now; however, blue skies seem to be a rarity in Kern.
Gavin Newsom allocates $83 million for CSUB’s Energy and Innovation Building
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) will lead new directions in the use of renewable energy with the new Energy and Innovations building.