http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/valley-edition-fresno-fax-trash-kettleman-city-health-flu-janka <p></p><p></p> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:44:51 +0000 Juanita Stevenson 9723 at http://kvpr.org On Valley Edition: Fresno FAX, Trash, Kettleman City Health; Flu; Janka http://kvpr.org/post/kettleman-city-residents-work-reduce-diesel-pollution <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Anna Martinez was standing on a street corner in the tiny </span>farmworker<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> community of </span>Kettleman<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> City when she heard the familiar sound of a truck engine roaring to life.</span></p><p>She pointed to a diesel truck parked on a lot next to three others. The lot was just one block from State Route 41, and another block or so from a huge agricultural field.</p> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:06:49 +0000 Rebecca Plevin 9707 at http://kvpr.org Kettleman City Residents Work to Reduce Diesel Pollution http://kvpr.org/post/epa-valley-facilities-top-statewide-list-toxic-chemical-releases <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Two hazardous waste facilities in the San Joaquin Valley led the state in toxic chemical releases in 2011, according to a report released today by the Environmental Protection Agency.</span></p><p>The Clean Harbors landfill in Buttonwillow in western Kern County ranked number one in the state in toxic releases, with nearly 10 million pounds in 2011. In Kings County, Chemical Waste Management’s Kettleman City disposal facility released nearly four million pounds in 2011, which ranked third in the state.</p> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:07:07 +0000 Joe Moore 9489 at http://kvpr.org EPA: Valley Facilities Top Statewide List of Toxic Chemical Releases