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Environment
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Advocates rally against fracking proposal at public hearing; public comments not recorded at meeting
A public hearing on a proposal to open up more than a million acres of federal land in the Central Valley and the Central Coast to hydraulic fracking drew a large crowd at the Kern County Administrative Office Tuesday night.
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City of Arvin illegally approved four oil and gas wells, judge rules
The City of Arvin illegally approved four oil and gas wells within city limits in 2018, a Kern County judge ruled Friday afternoon.
Superior Court Judge Kenneth C.
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California moves to ban chlorpyrifos — commonly used pesticide in Kern; advocates remain skeptical
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation plans to ban a pesticide commonly used in Kern County — chlorpyrifos — after research found health risks related to the pesticide, officials said Wednesday.
Data shows Valley Fever cases in Kern increase for the fourth year in a row
The number of Valley Fever cases in Kern County has increased for the fourth year in a row, according to the Kern County Public Health Department.
Pollution starts right here in the Valley
BY ENRIQUE RAMIREZ
As someone who grew up in Bakersfield, smog and air pollution was and still is a common topic of conversation between my parents and friends.
City staffers pitch plans to use Measure N funds to sales tax oversight committee
BY EMMA GALLEGOS
Addressing homelessness, building sports fields and parks, and reinvesting in a long-range community redevelopment plan were just a few of the suggestions a group of city staffers pitched Monday to Bakersfield’s sales tax oversight committee.