Stories by Issue
Environment
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Executive Order Can Impact Kern County
By Cassidy Shepard
On April 26, the president signed an executive order that will directly impact Kern County. This order demands a review of designations, including national parks.
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Advocates Speak Out Against Kern’s Plan to Rubberstamp Dangerous Drilling
By Randy Villegas
Community members and advocates held a press conference outside the Kern County Superior Court on June 13, just minutes before a court hearing on a lawsuit against a Kern County ordinance.
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ACSD Receives Funding to Replace Contaminated Well
By Michael Wafford, Arvin Tiller
After several years, the Arvin Community Services District will be receiving a grant for the Brown and Bryant Superfund site from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Speech Calls for Youth to Rise Up
By Phoenix Hailing, Photo by Kody Stoebig
Editor’s Note: Phoenix Hailing of Highland High School, 18, gave this speech at the “Day of Resistance” community march and rally held on May 1 at Mill Creek Linear Park in downtown Bakersfield.
Time to Ban ‘Roundup’
By Randy Villegas
A court ruling in March made California the first state in the nation to require that chemical maker Monsanto label its weed killer Roundup as potentially cancer causing.
Op-ed: Let’s Keep Up the Momentum on Pesticide Safety Wins
By Valerie Gorospe
Kern County recently said goodbye to Ruben Arroyo, a leader who worked hard to protect our communities from pesticide harms.