In 2018, Kern County’s caseload of the fungal disease valley fever rose for the fourth year in a row , health officials recently announced. Simultaneously, a much-anticipated clinical trial related to the disease failed. It was called the FLEET study, and it examined the effectiveness of early treatment on the …
Read More »State Air Officials Approve Much-Anticipated Plan To Improve Valley Air Quality
After years of delays, the state has approved a plan to improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley. Air officials and clean air advocates celebrated Thursday as state Air Resources Board chair Mary Nichols announced a unanimous vote to approve a valley-wide plan to control PM2.5. That’s the harmful …
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