Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
In our 2017 series Contaminated , we told the stories of communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley struggling to access safe drinking water. Since then, the state has begun regulating a new drinking water contaminant. And though that regulation represents increased accountability, it brings financial challenges to some communities—and many …
Read More »In Bakersfield, Complex Web Of Water Systems Makes Pollution Cleanup Difficult
From Keith Prickett’s front yard just east of Bakersfield you can see the trees of where the official city begins. He’s on the board of a tiny water system with less than 30 homes. It’s called the East Wilson Road Water Company and the water he’s washing his dishes with …
Read More »Rocks again clogged road to Yosemite, but cleanup is complete
Rockfall along El Portal Road, the continuation of Highway 140, forced a one-lane traffic control heading toward Yosemite National Park on Saturday morning. Vehicles were backed up for a couple … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck driver killed in crash identified; cleanup and repairs begin on Bell Lane
The driver killed Tuesday in a fiery tanker-truck explosion was a 57-year-old Hughson man, the Merced County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Kamkyo Ramon Gnotsavath, 57, was headed to the Arco gas … Click to Continue »
Read More »Oakhurst’s Water Is Radioactive, But Cleanup Is Right Around The Corner
In late April, we launched a series called “Contaminated” where our team explores communities in the region affected by water unsafe to drink. In our first story, we visited a Fresno County community that can’t afford to maintain the arsenic treatment plant the federal government funded 10 years ago. We …
Read More »Are you busy Saturday? South Merced clean-up effort looking for volunteers
Residents are invited to roll up their sleeves and beautify some of Merced’s oldest neighborhoods on Saturday. The Golden Valley Health Centers will host the two-hour clean-up effort in south … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lead poisoning prevention, oil spill cleanup face cuts at EPA
The Trump administration is proposing to slash funding for grants to prevent lead poisoning, climate change research and criminal enforcement against polluters as part of its plan to reduce funding … Click to Continue »
Read More »California isn’t using blood data in Exide battery plant cleanup
The state of California has blood test results showing high levels of lead in children living near the closed Exide battery plant in Vernon, southeast of downtown Los Angeles, but is not using the information to direct its cleanup of lead-contaminated homes and yards. … Click to Continue »
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