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Air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley has improved dramatically over the last few decades, partly thanks to a set of sweeping clean air laws passed in the early 2000s. Over the last few years, however, one major polluting practice has risen steadily. And although it’s unclear if the increase has had an impact on air quality, advocates are concerned it will if the trend continues. We report from a family farm outside Fresno on what’s being done about open agricultural burning. Because of the nature of his job, John Nale sometimes loses sleep over the weather. It happened a few weeks ago. “I’m sitting in bed, you hear the wind noise, and I’m just praying to God,” he says. All Nale could think about was the wind gusting through his grapevines and almond trees north of Kerman. Sure enough, his fears were warranted. “We lost 21 trees in this orchard,” he says. “We’ll be coming through here and cleaning them up and sawing them up and pulling them out.” He didn’t just lose 21 trees’ worth
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