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    Before massive wildfires broke out in California, farmworkers already had to take extra precautions for COVID-19. Now they must worry about dangerous air from wildfires. In this photo, farmworkers arrive early in the morning to begin harvesting on April
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    Wildfires Make Dangerous Air For Farmworkers: 'It's Like You Can't Breathe'

    Sep 14, 2020
    As fires ravage California, farmworkers are dealing with dangerous air in incredible heat. Hernan Hernandez of the California Farmworker Foundation says there's "nowhere near" enough protective gear.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Kern County, shown here in April, is one of eight counties in California's Central Valley that will receive federal funding and resources to help relieve inundated hospitals and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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    California's Hard-Hit Central Valley To Get Federal Health Workers, More State Help

    Jul 27, 2020
    Gov. Gavin Newsom announced incoming funding, strike teams and federal health care workers to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in eight Central Valley counties where hospitals are overwhelmed.
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    The Salt
    The cold temperatures that pistachio trees need to bloom on time are becoming more scarce as winters get warmer.
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    As Warm Winters Mess With Nut Trees' Sex Lives, Farmers Help Them 'Netflix And Chill'

    Feb 17, 2020
    Many fruit and nut trees need cold weather to bloom, which is becoming less common in a warming climate. So, farmers and scientists are teaming up to find ways to help orchards chill out and cope.
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    One of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail under construction in Fresno, Calif., seen in 2017. The Trump administration announced on Thursday that they will pull federal funding from the multi-billion dollar project.
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    Trump Administration Cancels Nearly $1 Billion In California High Speed Rail Funding

    May 16, 2019
    In a statement released Thursday, the Federal Railroad Administration says California has "repeatedly failed to comply" with the agreement and "failed to make reasonable progress on the project."
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    The Salt
    New Chinese tariffs will raise the price of many American crops, including almonds and other nuts.
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    What Chinese Tariffs Targeting American Crops Will Mean For Farmers

    Apr 02, 2018
    Newly announced Chinese tariffs will raise prices on many U.S. crops. How will that affect American farmers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelley spoke with Jim Zion, a Californian nut distributor, to find out.
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    The Salt
    Diary farmer Tom Barcellos says he thinks Trump's business-friendly side will help keep California's economy strong.
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    Will Trump's Tough Talk On Immigration Cause A Farm Labor Shortage?

    Jan 21, 2017
    In California, agriculture depends on immigrant labor. As Trump takes office, those involved in the state's huge farming industry are wondering how his hard-line stance will affect them.
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    Pastor Frank Olmedo of the Spanish Church of the Nazarene in Porterville Calif., loads cases of bottled water into Humberto Hernandez's Suburban. These aid stations are a lifeline here, where residents like Hernandez have been living without water for mo
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    California's Driest Region Finds Short-Term Drought Aid

    Jul 10, 2015
    Progress is being made toward bringing water to thousands of Central Valley residents in underserved communities where wells have run dry. The question is how long this solution will last.
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    The Salt
    Within the boundaries of the Westlands Water District, handmade signs near fallowed fields protest federal water policy.
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    California's War Over Water Has Farmer Fighting Farmer

    Jun 04, 2015
    Drought-stricken Central Valley farmers are pointing fingers at the Sacramento Delta, where water still flows reliably. There's more pressure than ever to change a long-standing water rights system.
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    Pot Farm on Mt. Charleston

    Sep 06, 2011
    It's too dry here in Southern Nevada for marijuana farms to survive.  Or that's what authorities thought - until they found a 4-acre pot farm on Mt.
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