California rule would charge developers for air pollution - NPR Morning Edition (12/28/05)
Bad days may dash air goal - The Bakersfield Californian (12/22/05)
Listen: Central Valley Air Quality Coalition members on KPFA Evening News (topics covered include the Valley District's passage of an Indirect Source Rule and a lawsuit against a Fresno dairy starting construction without now-required air permits) (12/16/05)
Builders in Central Valley of California may face air pollution fees - New York Times (12/16/05)
Pollution fees fall to builders - Fresno Bee (12/16/05)
Central Valley sets smog fees on builders - San Francisco Chronicle (12/16/05)
Regulators adopt rules for wineries, developers to clean up air - Fresno Bee (12/16/05)
New emissions rule to prevent air pollution - KGET TV 17 (12/16/05) (Watch the video here)
Valley air board approves builder fees - ABC-30 News (12/15/05)
Lawsuit may halt Shafter dairy project - The Bakersfield Californian (12/15/05)
Smog fighters may make builders pay - L.A. Times (12/15/05)
Valley Air Board considers builders fees - ABC-30 News (12/14/05)
Care to spare it? Valley air district imposes ban on burning of wood - Modesto Bee (12/14/05)
Air rule targets Valley sprawl - Fresno Bee (12/12/05)
Fresno's cow count rising: As dairies arrive, expand, county isn't following area's lead in regulation - Fresno Bee (12/5/05)
Haze dims hope of clean air milestone - Fresno Bee (11/24/05)
Stifling air leads to restrictions on burning - Modesto Bee (11/24/05)
Winter may be setback for air - Fresno Bee (10/30/05)
Valley's air better, but still hazardous, summit hears - Fresno Bee (10/28/05)
State air board relaxes smog rules for buses - L.A. Times (10/28/05)
Air summit tries to build on good year: Valley leaders gather knowing much more work must be done - Fresno Bee (10/27/05)
Air quality fee causes furor - Modesto Bee (10/25/05)
In California, Agriculture Takes Center Stage in Pollution Debate - Washington Post (9/26/05)
Loan bid for new dairy is blasted - Fresno Bee (9/26/05)
"Mod Squad" kills Dem enviro bills - The Capitol Weekly (9/22/05)
Task force starts cure for what ails Valley - Modesto Bee (9/17/05)
Polluted paradise - L.A. Times (9/13/05)
Bill to alter valley air board yanked - The Bakersfield Californian (9/8/05)
Machado trying to shake up pollution board - Stockton Record (9/6/05)
No relief soon from San Joaquin Valley air: Court OKs plan to give area until 2010 to clean up - San Francisco Chronicle (9/6/05)
Valley has clean air streak - Fresno Bee (9/4/05)
Clean air advocate leaving: Fresno physician David Pepper to head a San Francisco clinic - Fresno Bee (9/3/05)
Senate committee rejects Schwarzenegger's air board nominee - Fresno Bee (8/31/05)
Air Regulators Want to Curb Wine Pollution - Washington Post (8/31/05)
Air monitoring OK'd: Governor gets bill to require data from west Valley - Fresno Bee (8/30/05)
Deal between district, dairy interests to ward off suit - The Bakersfield Californian (8/30/05)
Scientist, official raise stink on cows - Fresno Bee (8/30/05)
San Joaquin Valley battles state's worst air: Community works to make the mountains visible again and let everyone breathe easier - San Francisco Chronicle (8/30/05)
Gov. leans toward a paler shade of green - L.A. Times (8/29/05)
Air district shakes dust off rule for construction activities - One Bakersfield Online (8/28/05)
New fees to help revive Fresno - Fresno Bee (8/28/05)
Wines fail the...smog test? - L.A. Times (8/22/05)
Bill seeks to shake up valley air board - The Bakersfield Californian (8/13/05)
Funds on way to clean up school buses - Fresno Bee (8/10/05)
6 dairies cited for unauthorized building in violation of air law - Fresno Bee (8/10/05)
Valley's growth causing concern - Modesto Bee (8/10/05)
Local air worse than L.A.'s - The Bakersfield Californian (8/8/05)
Air district accords blasted - Fresno Bee (8/2/05)
Cows' effect on pollution reassessed - Fresno Bee (8/2/05)
In San Joaquin Valley, cows pass cars as polluters - L.A. Times (8/2/05)
Dairy cows still Kern's top polluters - The Bakersfield Californian (8/1/05)
Smog plumes waft in Valley's heat - Fresno Bee (7/17/05)
Builders criticize planned air rule - Fresno Bee (7/1/05)
District eyes new air rule - The Bakersfield Californian (6/30/05)
Holding developers responsible for pollution - The California Report (6/30/05)
Air quality battle brewing - Fresno Bee (6/30/05)
Bill aims to expand Valley clean-air Board - Merced Sun-Star (6/29/05)
Industry lobbyist named to air board - Los Angeles Times (6/29/05)
California farmers clean up using solar power - MSNBC (6/29/05)
Cows cited as No. 1 source of a smog producing gas - Fresno Bee (6/28/05)
Proposed air rule targets new development - Stockton Record (6/28/05)
Pesticide drift victims attend rally in show of support for legislation - The Bakersfield Californian (6/28/05)
Dairy cows branded top smog hogs - The Bakersfield Californian (6/27/05)
400 dairies need air permits - Fresno Bee (6/24/05)
Bulk of Kern dairies face new air rules - The Bakersfield Californian (6/23/05)
Dairy built without permit - Fresno Bee (6/20/05)
Sprawl spurs increase in pollution - San Bernardino Sun (6/1/05)
Air rule delay sets off activists: Board votes to hold off on requiring clean diesel buses - Fresno Bee (5/20/05)
San Joaquin Air District sets deadlines for new clean air rules - The Mercury News (5/5/05)
City backs air board: Fresno Co. cannot reach consensus on bill to alter district - Fresno Bee (5/4/05)
Valley air board needs help? - ABC News (5/3/05)
Cows emit more organic gas than cars, studies say - Fresno Bee (5/3/05)
Again, Valley air flunks grade: Schools are flying flags showing quality of air, bad for 6th straight year - Fresno Bee (4/28/05)
Developers say they'll pay for air - The Bakersfield Californian (4/21/05)
Developers offer to fight pollution; contracts signed - The Fresno Bee (4/22/05)
In California's Central Valley pesticide fight heats up - USA Today (4/12/05)
       Related story "Pesticide battles on the rise in the USA" here.
Air bill irritates - The Sentinel (3/16/05)
Grants aimed at addressing air quality: Nonprofits will use money for advocacy effort and rural monitoring - Fresno Bee (3/13/05)
Weekend air pollution warning: Spike in particulate matter is forecast - Fresno Bee (3/12/05)
Pesticide tax could cut pollution - AP (2/16/05)
In Search of Farm Equipment to Lessen Air Pollution: New California rules are prompting growers to find alternative and innovative products - L.A. Times (2/12/05)
Effects of sprawl told: Current growth trend takes 25% of Valley's farmland out of production - Fresno Bee (2/10/05)
Government's handling of air quality panned: Scientist group report details Valley pollution, suggests aggressive moves - Fresno Bee (2/3/05)
Valley misses particle pollution deadline again - Fresno Bee (1/21/05)
LAST GASP follow-up: A Fresno Bee Special Report (12/19/04):
     Still Gasping: Progress and Problems 
     Catching our breath
     New developments to face air cleanup fees
     Agriculture fears onslaught of rules
For sixth year, Valley leads nation in clean air violations - Fresno Bee (11/5/04)
Pollution may be reducing Calif. rainfall - AP News (10/29/04)
State loans to dairies to be halted - Los Angeles Times (10/27/04)
Funding halted for dairies by panel - The Bakersfield Californian (10/27/04)
State panel freezes dairy applications for 90 days - Fresno Bee (10/27/04)
State money helped dairies dirty the air - Los Angeles Times (10/11/04)
Groups contests deal on dairies: Clean-air activists will try to get judge to void settlement - Fresno Bee (9/28/04)
Dairies settle beef with air group - Fresno Bee (9/22/04)
Effort to reorganize valley air quality board dead for this year - Modesto Bee (8/24/04)
Clean-air program consensus reached - Fresno Bee (8/24/04)
Faced With New Air Standards, California's Earthbound Farmers Are Wary - New York Times (6/30/04)
California farmers worry about new air quality rules - AP (6/30/04)
New air district rules start July 1 - Tri-Valley Herald (6/27/04)
Emission measure targets trucks - Fresno Bee (6/25/04)
Bill seeks to curb polluting Mexican trucks - L.A. Times (6/22/04)
Pesticide pollution up 34%: Valley falls short of state reduction target, but no restrictions are planned - Fresno Bee (6/16/04)
Valley braces for haul of smog - Fresno Bee (6/11/04)
Pollution en route on valley highways - Modesto Bee (6/11/04)
Government sued over air cleanup - Activists say the anti-pollution plan is full of problems - Fresno Bee (5/27/04)
Farmers told to find ways to control dust, pollution - San Francisco Chronicle (5/21/04)
Farmers will get a crash course in dust control - Fresno Bee (5/21/04)
EPA approves Valley plan to clean up air: But environmentalists say 'delay' will prompt another legal battle - Fresno Bee (4/30/04)
Residents feel good about home: But a poll finds that they believe air pollution is the Central Valley's No. 1 problem - Fresno Bee (4/29/04)
New smog rules may mean longer wait for clean air: Valley would face tougher standards but could be given to 1019 to comply - Bakersfield Californian (4/16/04)
Clean up time may be a washout: Officials worry new air rules will be difficult to satisfy - Fresno Bee (4/16/04)
Valley now has worst air in nation - Fresno Bee (4/15/04)
Valley's bad air defies cleanup attempts - Fresno Bee (3/18/04)
Plans on Valley air expected: EPA to demote region, triggering wider controls - Fresno Bee (2/13/04)
Environmentalists seeking specific rules for farms - Modesto Bee (1/29/04)
U.S. EPA Set to approve plan to clean San Joaquin Valley air - AP (1/28/04)
Taking diesel out of farm air - Sacramento Bee (1/25/04)
North Valley seeks own smog plan - Fresno Bee (8/14/03)
Air bills breeze through panels: Measures halt farm exemption, expand Valley air board - Fresno Bee (7/9/03)
EPA may intervene in Valley air plans - Fresno Bee (5/15/03)
EPA to take over pollution regulation if regional officials fail - San Francisco Chronicle (5/15/03)
10 Florez bills target pollution: 'Ambitious' plan tackles farms, dairies, fireplaces' - Fresno Bee (2/23/03)
EPA orders state to repeal ag air exemption - Fresno Bee (2/14/03)
Legislators are implored to fix dirty air - Fresno Bee (2/6/03)
Particles added to daily air forecasts - Fresno Bee (1/4/03)
LAST GASP - A Fresno Bee Special Report (12/15/02)
U.S. EPA Finds Valley Failed to Submit Air Quality Plan - EPA (9/19/02)
New regulations strive to reduce pollution from valley agriculture - KOVR-TV Sacramento (7/26/02)
Group asks to join oil-air court fight - Fresno Bee (7/12/02)
Smog Wars - California Connected (PBS-TV)
EPA demands Valley cleanup plan: Dust and soot plan is due by February 2004 - Fresno Bee (7/17/02)
Smog may cost California farms - USA Today (7/14/02)
Something in the air? 5 valley cities on top 10 smog list - Modesto Bee (5/1/02)
Agriculture's air breaks may vanish: EPA says state farmers must conform to laws - San Francisco Chronicle (5/15/02)