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Sept. 12: The High Stakes of a New Industry Sprouting in Kern County

Today on Central Valley Daily, plans to build the state’s largest carbon removal and storage projects in Kern County are coming up for approval. The facilities could store millions of tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide underneath active oil fields in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

Plus, the latest news headlines, including what local voters are saying after the highly-anticipated Harris-Trump debate, and a popular Yosemite National Park hotel is closing.

A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.