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Valley Edition
12:44 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

On Valley Edition: Fresno FAX, Trash, Kettleman City Health; Flu; Janka

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This week on Valley Edition, Juanita Stevenson reports on the dispute between Fresno FAX bus drivers and the city of Fresno. Valley Public Radio’s Ezra Romero brings an updated report on the battle over Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin’s plan to outsource Fresno’s residential trash service. We also look to the effects of pollution caused by diesel in Kettleman City in a report by 89.3’s Rebecca Plevin. Jonathan London, an assistant professor of Human and Community Development at University of California, Davis, also chimes in on the discussion.

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Environment
11:06 am
Tue January 22, 2013

Kettleman City Residents Work to Reduce Diesel Pollution

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Credit Rebecca Plevin / Valley Public Radio
Maria Saucedo, left, and Anna Martinez, both community organizers with Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, monitor diesel idling "hot spots" in Kettleman City.
Credit Rebecca Plevin / Valley Public Radio
Maria Saucedo's daughter was born with birth defects and died. Saucedo is now dedicated to reducing pollution in Kettleman City and Avenal.
Credit Rebecca Plevin / Valley Public Radio
State Route 41, which runs through Kettleman City, connects the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast.
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Anna Martinez was standing on a street corner in the tiny farmworker community of Kettleman City when she heard the familiar sound of a truck engine roaring to life.

She pointed to a diesel truck parked on a lot next to three others. The lot was just one block from State Route 41, and another block or so from a huge agricultural field.

“We’ll see how long he’s going to idle,” said Martinez, a community organizer with Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice. “He’s just now starting his truck - see all the emissions and black smoke.”

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Environment
1:07 pm
Wed January 16, 2013

EPA: Valley Facilities Top Statewide List of Toxic Chemical Releases

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Kettleman City, in rural Kings County is home to one of the state's leading sources of toxic chemical releases. (file photo)
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Two hazardous waste facilities in the San Joaquin Valley led the state in toxic chemical releases in 2011, according to a report released today by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Clean Harbors landfill in Buttonwillow in western Kern County ranked number one in the state in toxic releases, with nearly 10 million pounds in 2011. In Kings County, Chemical Waste Management’s Kettleman City disposal facility released nearly four million pounds in 2011, which ranked third in the state.

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