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Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital
1 week, 1 day ago

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital

NPR  

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital More milk products come from Tulare County, California than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard against bird flu infecting humans. KLEIN: It's one way the county and state are working together trying to contain avian influenza, along with testing dairy …

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California’s Tulare Lake resurfaces after 130 years, floods 94,000 acres of farmland: How long will it last?
3 weeks ago

California’s Tulare Lake resurfaces after 130 years, floods 94,000 acres of farmland: How long will it last?

Live Mint  

California's Tulare Lake is making a big return after disappearing for over 130 years. The lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has started to rise again, covering more than 94,000 acres of farmland. History of Tulare Lake Tulare Lake once stretched over 100 miles long and 30 miles wide, making it the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi …

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With bird flu cases on the rise, staff at California lab say they are overworked and burned out
3 weeks, 1 day ago

With bird flu cases on the rise, staff at California lab say they are overworked and burned out

LA Times  

On a recent Friday morning, Alyssa Laxamana arrived at a laboratory on the UC Davis campus to continue California’s race against bird flu. He said the facility has “maintained the supervision, staffing and resources necessary to provide timely and vital health and safety information to those asking us to perform tests throughout the current outbreak of avian flu.” After The …

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Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country

LA Times  

It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys — milled about a San Joaquin Valley dairy farm in the largest milk-producing state in the nation. The scene seemed utterly unremarkable — except for the fact that five days earlier, the H5N1 bird flu virus that has ravaged California’s dairy …

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Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17
3 months ago

Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

LA Times  

The total number of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among California dairy herds has risen to 17, according to officials. California officials have ordered bulk milk testing for dairy farms within six miles of herds infected with H5N1 bird flu, as well as for dairies that share trucks, personnel or equipment with facilities that have suffered an outbreak. It is also …

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Three friends drown in Sierra Nevada whirlpool while trying to save one another
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Three friends drown in Sierra Nevada whirlpool while trying to save one another

LA Times  

A group of friends from Utah was hiking through the canyons near the Seven Teacups Trail in Tulare County on Friday when one jumped into a seemingly innocuous pool of water. Minutes later three people were dead, having been caught in a whirlpool and drowning while trying to save one another. Led by David Bell, 48, the co-founder of the …

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Three people drown in Central Valley, as drowning deaths rise across California and the country
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Three people drown in Central Valley, as drowning deaths rise across California and the country

LA Times  

Kern County deputy sheriffs and search and rescue workers retrieve a dead body from the Keyesville South area of the Kern River, in Lake Isabella, Calif., on July 1, 2017. Three people drowned near a hiking area in Tulare County on Friday, the latest incidents in the state as drowning deaths are on the rise across California and the country. …

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As California seeks to curb groundwater declines, farmers in one county fight back in court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

As California seeks to curb groundwater declines, farmers in one county fight back in court

LA Times  

With long-term declines in groundwater levels putting thousands of domestic wells at risk and causing the ground to sink in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, state regulators are moving forward with efforts to force local agencies to take stronger steps to begin to rein in chronic overpumping by California’s agriculture industry. But these efforts have recently run into complications …

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Sheriff Mike Boudreaux suspends congressional campaign for Kevin McCarthy’s former office
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux suspends congressional campaign for Kevin McCarthy’s former office

LA Times  

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, left, said he is dropping out of the race to represent California’s 20th Congressional District and endorsing his opponent, Republican Rep. Vince Fong. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, considered the outsider candidate in the Central Valley congressional race to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said Monday that he is dropping out of the race …

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Bakersfield legislator Vince Fong wins special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress
7 months ago

Bakersfield legislator Vince Fong wins special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress

LA Times  

GOP Assemblymember Vince Fong addresses supporters in March. San Joaquin Valley voters on Tuesday chose Fong, 44, to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress. In the race to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress, San Joaquin Valley voters Tuesday chose Vince Fong, a Republican state assemblyman who was endorsed by McCarthy and Donald Trump. The Associated Press called …

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How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot
7 months ago

How Kevin McCarthy is influencing this congressional race — without being on the ballot

LA Times  

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, left, is running against Assemblymember Vince Fong for the 20th Congressional District seat recently vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “Fong is McCarthy’s heir apparent, and the scales are tilted in his favor.” Fong and Boudreaux are aligned on most major policy issues: opposing abortion, reducing illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and securing …

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California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land
8 months, 1 week ago

California farming area placed on probation over declining groundwater and sinking land

LA Times  

For the first time, California water regulators are cracking down on one of the state’s major farming regions for failing to take steps to curb growers’ excessive groundwater pumping, which has sent water levels into rapid decline and is causing the land to sink. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to place the Tulare Lake subbasin on …

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Two Republicans will face off to replace Kevin McCarthy in California’s Central Valley
9 months ago

Two Republicans will face off to replace Kevin McCarthy in California’s Central Valley

LA Times  

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, left, and state Assemblymember Vince Fong are headed for a runoff to determine who will fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Kevin McCarthy. Central Valley voters have selected two Republicans to face off in May to represent the San Joaquin Valley in Congress for the remainder of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s term. Fong congratulated …

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace Kevin McCarthy
9 months, 1 week ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace Kevin McCarthy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first -- and maybe only -- step toward filling the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicks off Tuesday with a special primary in California’s 20th Congressional District. A look at what to expect on election night: SPECIAL ELECTION DAY The special primary election in California’s 20th Congressional District will be held Tuesday. WHAT’S ON …

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Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Their land is sinking. But Tulare Lake farm barons defy calls to cut groundwater pumping

LA Times  

Earlier this year, as floodwaters rushed toward the San Joaquin Valley city of Corcoran — home to roughly 20,000 people and a sprawling maximum-security state prison — emergency workers and desperate local officials begged the state for help raising their levee. In October, state water regulators announced they’re taking the first step toward putting the Tulare Lake region on “probation” …

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The epic floods receded, but the misery remains in California farm towns
1 year ago

The epic floods receded, but the misery remains in California farm towns

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Erica Lopez Bedolla and her children fled their home as dangerous floodwaters rose around them, washing through neighborhood houses, drowning family pets and rendering much of her town of 4,000 uninhabitable. “The underinvestment of physical infrastructure in these communities has been going on for decades.” Merced County resident Alicia Rodriguez walks along a Planada …

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Heat, drought, floods, bad air: Will California’s Central Valley survive climate change?
1 year, 1 month ago

Heat, drought, floods, bad air: Will California’s Central Valley survive climate change?

LA Times  

One March morning in the small Central Valley town of Woodlake, Joshua Diaz was getting out of bed when he noticed that his carpet was bubbling and that his tile floor had grown slick. If we invest our money back into our homes, will our investment be sound?” Madisyn Liles holds 1-year-old Luka as her husband, Keylan, watches two water …

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California’s epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses
1 year, 2 months ago

California’s epic rain year boosted groundwater levels, but not enough to recoup losses

LA Times  

California’s extraordinarily wet year brought the state vast quantities of water that have soaked into the ground and given a substantial boost to the state’s groundwater supplies, but not nearly enough to reverse long-term losses from over-pumping in many areas, according to a new state report. Groundwater levels, while recovering, are still lower than the period after the 2012-2016 drought.” …

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How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California’s heartland
1 year, 2 months ago

How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in California’s heartland

LA Times  

As dark clouds massed over Kings County on the chilly morning of March 18, scores of panicked farmers and landowners packed the Board of Supervisors chambers in Hanford for a third day of emergency hearings. “All that water should have been contained here and it shouldn’t be near Corcoran.” Grewal was a manager at Boswell for 26 years and is …

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Family of man shot multiple times by Tulare police files wrongful-death claim
1 year, 4 months ago

Family of man shot multiple times by Tulare police files wrongful-death claim

LA Times  

On April 16, two officers shot and killed 34-year-old Tulare resident Joel Villegas as he was running away from them. That’s when Tulare Officers Daniel Bradley and Adan Barragan fired multiple rounds into Villegas, mortally wounding the father of four, according to recently released body cam footage of the April 16 incident. “During the entire time of those 17 seconds, …

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California, facing another wet winter, races to prevent more flooding with levee repairs
1 year, 4 months ago

California, facing another wet winter, races to prevent more flooding with levee repairs

LA Times  

As forecasters sound the alarm about another potentially wet California winter fueled by El Niño, Gov. “Whether it’s drought or flood, we have to set proper science-based environmental standards and regulate according to those standards for the protection of people.” Among the items outlined in the executive order are emergency repairs to levees directly affected by this year’s floods, including …

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What’s in the mysterious waters of Tulare Lake? Contaminants, egrets and many unknowns
1 year, 4 months ago

What’s in the mysterious waters of Tulare Lake? Contaminants, egrets and many unknowns

LA Times  

Out on the water, a silence hangs in the air and the sun’s harsh glare reflects off the lake’s still surface. “I’ve driven up and down all these roads and dirt roads and levees, and to see this much water covering all this farmland, it’s … kind of like a biblical moment.” While the sheriff’s office has boats deputies use …

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Tulare Lake floodwaters now receding, Newsom’s office says. ‘We’ve turned a corner’
1 year, 5 months ago

Tulare Lake floodwaters now receding, Newsom’s office says. ‘We’ve turned a corner’

LA Times  

After months of concern that Sierra Nevada snowmelt would send torrents of water into an already flooded Tulare Lake and inundate more communities and infrastructure, Gov. According to Newsom’s office, those measures included the declaration of a state of emergency, the issuing of executive orders and the implementation of preemptive water management strategies that were able to divert flows upstream …

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‘This water needs to be protected’: California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake
1 year, 5 months ago

‘This water needs to be protected’: California tribe calls for preservation of Tulare Lake

LA Times  

When Leo Sisco was growing up on his tribe’s reservation, he heard elders’ stories about the great lake that once sustained their people, and how it was drained and taken away from them. “We’re very hopeful that it stays.” :: Robert Jeff, vice chairman of the Santa Rosa Rancheria tribal council, holds a traditional clapper stick at the edge of …

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