On Nov. 15, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a draft regulation of cancer-causing pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (aka 1,3-D, brand name Telone) that will create a two-tier [...] Continue Reading
Environment
Water Equity Is Vital to the Future of Valley Communities
Lindsay is a citrus- and olive-growing town in Tulare County. The lush orchards that embrace the surrounding landscape thrive on water from California’s canal system and the San Joaquin Valley’s [...] Continue Reading
La Justicia del Agua es Vital Para el Futuro de las Comunidades del Valle
Lindsay es una ciudad productora de cítricos y olivos en el condado de Tulare. Los exuberantes huertos que abrazan el paisaje circundante prosperan gracias al agua del sistema de canales de California [...] Continue Reading
Pereas Push Pollution, Attack Advocates
Tower District voters’ favorite daughter-father political team joined forces publicly last month to advocate for continued toxic diesel exhaust exposure in Fresno and beyond. Annalisa Perea represents [...] Continue Reading
Creek Fire Survival
Standing next to Woodland Road just off Highway 168, Jem Bluestein looks downslope into the Jose Basin. “It just came up here, up the canyon. It just came up here like a thousand freight trains, this [...] Continue Reading
Implementing Pesticide Regulation
In 2018, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) proudly rolled out a new protection for children at schools from exposure to nearby agricultural pesticides. “These rules will help to [...] Continue Reading
Sobrevivir al Incendio Creek
Jem Bluestein y yo estábamos parados junto a la carretera Woodland, justo al lado de la autopista 168, mirando hacia la cuenca de Jose. “Simplemente subió aquí, por el cañón. Simplemente subió aquí [...] Continue Reading
State Seeks to Rescue What’s Left of Valley’s Nature
The San Joaquin Valley has been described as the nation’s most transformed landscape. It has been industrialized with agriculture, resource extraction and spreading urbanization. It has been called a [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
October 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the October 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size [...] Continue Reading
El Estado Busca Rescatar lo que Queda de la Naturaleza del Valle
El Valle de San Joaquín ha sido descrito como el paisaje más transformado de la nación. Se ha industrializado con la agricultura, la extracción de recursos y la expansión de la [...] Continue Reading
Apaga la Luz!
El calor está disminuyendo, pero el frío llegará pronto. Con estos precios, al Valle Central más le vale abrigarse bien. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), una empresa de servicios públicos de [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
September 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the September 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading