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Valley Edition: March 7 - Snowpack; Paraquat; Ashley Swearengin; Ellen Hanak; Edible Schoolyard

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This week on Valley Edition our team reports stories about a pesticide linked to Parkinson disease, cigarettes and a new way to measure the snowpack. We also hear about Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin's new job. Later we hear from Ellen Hanak about a new study about water and the San Joaquin Valley from the Public Policy Institute of California. Ending the show we learn all about the Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard in Bakersfield from teacher Dylan Wilson. 

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.
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