Dow Chemical Company is the target of lawsuits recently filed on behalf of two Central Valley farmworker families over injuries they allege are caused by the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The extensively [...] Continue Reading
Environment
Deception Overload: Roads, Dumps and Perea Politics
By Kevin Hall Measure C remains the biggest deception in town, offering a complete look at how greater Fresno’s lesser political culture operates. From transportation agency staff privately setting [...] Continue Reading
Tale of Two Cities: Environmental Injustice in Fresno
By Nayamin Martinez It is well documented that the built environment is a key element of the social determinants of health. Where you live determines in great part your access to multiple basic [...] Continue Reading
Native American Day
By Richard Iyall In 1939, California Governor Culbert Olson declared Oct. 1 of that year to be Indian Day. That made this state the first to designate a day to honor the indigenous people who were [...] Continue Reading
Who Is Behind David Castillo?
By Leni Villagomez Reeves The Murder of Berta Cáceres Roberto David Castillo Mejía, planner and instigator of the murder of Berta Cáceres in Honduras, was finally convicted in July 2021, more [...] Continue Reading
Green Raiteros in Huron
By Peter Maiden Facing a woefully inadequate transportation situation in the town of Huron, now Huron Mayor Rey León founded the San Joaquin Valley Latino Environmental Advancement Project (Valley [...] Continue Reading
Like Thunder: Merrill Goodall’s Part in the Struggle
By Trudy Wischemann A recent book review, “Like Lightning: A Book for Our Time” (Community Alliance, August 2021), stressed the seminal role of Paul Taylor, the humanist Berkeley economist, in [...] Continue Reading
Farmworkers: A Painful Journey during the Summer Months
Driving up and down the Central Valley during the summer months, it is common to see thousands of farmworkers laboring from sunrise to sunset, often tolling for more than 10 hours of hard work under [...] Continue Reading
Giant Sequoias Killed by the Thousands in Castle Fire
By Vic Bedoian The 2020 SQF Complex Fire in the southern Sierras scorched more than 176,000 acres in the Giant Sequoia National Monument and the adjacent Sequoia National Park. Now, a report [...] Continue Reading
Study Makes Big Ag Panic: What do they fear?
Living in Fresno’s countryside is attractive for some who enjoy a slower pace, the greenery of the grapevines or the almond blossoming. But these views come at a high price, especially for those who [...] Continue Reading
City Seeks Polluter Protections
The Fresno mayor and City Council are working to legally bulletproof future industrial development from citizen lawsuits that challenge their dangerous growth plans. Elected officials seek to wrap a [...] Continue Reading
Water and Environmental Justice in the Central Valley
Water is a vital resource for human survival. While we can go without eating for three weeks, we cannot survive without water for more than three or four days. And the quality of the water is equally [...] Continue Reading