New ozone scoring boosts health protection across Valley
Fresno report says Valley Air District adopted a stricter AQI system recommended by the EPA to give early warning of bad air. New calculations shift moderate and healthy days, promoting a broader safety margin while keeping color categories the same. The district aims to meet PM10 and PM2.5 standards by 2014 under the Healthy Air Living plan.
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Fresno
Valley Air District
Valley
Air District
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Seyed Sadredin
EPA
Valley Air Basin
Weight Watchers helps Shafter residents lose weight
Local group led by fanny Churchfield and Roxene Davis meets weekly at Valley Bible Church to learn meal plans, exercise routines, and portion control. Since February the participants report weekly losses of one to two pounds with several members improving health and family eating habits.
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Fanny Churchfield
Churchfield
Connie Darr
Mojave Desert
Shafter
Darr
Bakersfield
Carr
Rosa Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Ruth Young
Young
Paul
Roxene Davis
Davis
Valley Bible Church
Local woman honored at Third Annual Garden Tea Party
Assemblymember Nicole Parra praised nine Kern County women for civic service as part of the 30th Assembly District Garden Tea Party awards. Recipients include Janice Smith of Shafter and Jo Anne Brit of Arvin along with others from Delano Wasco Lamont McFarland Buttonwillow and Bakersfield.
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Nicole Parra
D-Hanford
Kern County
Central Valley
Parra
Janice Smith
Shafter
Jo Anne Brit
Arvin
Dorothy Hefner
Delano
Maria Hernandez
Lamont
Vicki Hight
Wasco
Frances Metzker
Buttonwillow
Yolanda Morales
McFarland
Liz Morris
Gloria Patterson
Bakersfield
30Th Assembly
State Farm Insurance
Wells Fargo Bank
Sierra Recycling
Omega Insurance
Lane Family Funeral Homes
Big West Oil Refinery
Strong Realty
Jennifer Floyd
David Torres
Allison Perkins-Thomas
Wilma Rucker
Rucker
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