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Valley Edition
9:49 am
Wed October 17, 2012

On Valley Edition: Arvin 'Bucket Brigade'; Kern County Cancer Fund; Campaign Spending

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The community of Arvin has some of the worst air in the nation, but residents are now taking matters into their own hands with a "bucket brigade."
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Arvin "Bucket Brigade"
The small Kern County community of Arvin has some of the worst air in the nation, thanks to geography and numerous pollution sources. But now some citizens are taking matters into their own hands, with a "bucket brigade" that aims to clean up the air by monitoring pollution themselves. On Sunday they gathered outside a local composting plant to protest what they call a major community polluter.  But their “do it yourself” efforts at monitoring pollution are not without controversy. Valley Public Radio's Joe Moore has this report:

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Just One Breath
6:24 pm
Sun October 7, 2012

Town hall event focuses on valley fever concerns

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State Senator Michael Rubio led a town hall meeting on Friday in Bakersfield to address concerns about valley fever
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe reads from a handwritten note describing how the disease has changed her life.
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe points at a chart tracking the increase in reported cases of valley fever in Kern County from 1930 to 2011.
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7-year-old Emily Gorospe and her mother Valerie Gorospe listen to panelists discuss the valley fever epidemic currently facing Kern County.
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Dr. Tom Larwood talks about the history of valley fever research at a town hall meeting held in Bakersfield on Friday.
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Around 40 people attended a town hall meeting about valley fever in Bakersfield on Friday October 5, 2012.
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By REBECCA PLEVIN AND RACHEL COOK - Reporting on Health Collaborative

San Joaquin Valley residents, doctors and experts demanding improvements in the way valley fever is studied, diagnosed and treated shared their concerns during a town hall meeting hosted by state Senator Michael Rubio, D-Shafter, in Bakersfield on Friday.

Experts stressed the need for earlier diagnosis of the disease. That requires better education about the disease for providers and the public, they said.

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