By Tom Frantz Residents of the San Joaquin Valley reside in a polluted and sterile world. We breathe air saturated with dust, exhaust, smoke, ammonia and pesticides. We tread on concrete and [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
American Indian Health Project
By Serena Cuevas The Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP), a nonprofit agency, is a culturally sensitive health access and advocacy program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The [...] Continue Reading
American Indian Health Project
By Serena Cuevas The Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP), a nonprofit agency, is a culturally sensitive health access and advocacy program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Three Victories for the People
By Tom Frantz Three significant events took place recently that should improve the quality of life for residents in the San Joaquin Valley. First, the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Three Victories for the People
By Tom Frantz Three significant events took place recently that should improve the quality of life for residents in the San Joaquin Valley. First, the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) [...] Continue Reading
Paul G. Allen: Cofounder of Microsoft, Visionary and Philanthropist
By Dr. George B. Kauffman Paul Gardner Allen died at the age of 65 on Oct. 15, 2018, after a nine-year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allen was born on Jan. 21, 1953, in Seattle, Wash., where [...] Continue Reading
Paul G. Allen: Cofounder of Microsoft, Visionary and Philanthropist
By Dr. George B. Kauffman Paul Gardner Allen died at the age of 65 on Oct. 15, 2018, after a nine-year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allen was born on Jan. 21, 1953, in Seattle, Wash., where [...] Continue Reading
The Year in Chemistry 2018
By George B. Kauffman The most important events in chemistry for the year 2018 are listed and briefly discussed. In the field of Computational Chemistry, researchers continued to explore [...] Continue Reading
The Year in Chemistry 2018
By George B. Kauffman The most important events in chemistry for the year 2018 are listed and briefly discussed. In the field of Computational Chemistry, researchers continued to explore [...] Continue Reading
Kaiser Health Care Workers Strike to Demand Better Patient Care
By Peter Maiden Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant, was the location for a picket line in Fresno Dec. 10–14 by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Mental health workers in the [...] Continue Reading
Kaiser Health Care Workers Strike to Demand Better Patient Care
By Peter Maiden Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant, was the location for a picket line in Fresno Dec. 10–14 by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Mental health workers in the [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Mary Nichols, please help us!
By Tom Frantz In 1989, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) placed an air quality ozone monitor on the east side of Arvin. It was built into a shipping container and placed in the yard of the [...] Continue Reading