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 October 23, 2007
Fresno County Supervisors will vote on whether to prevent air pollution and other health hazards from new and expanding mega-dairies. Join us in delivering a strong message to the Supervisors: doctors, clergy, health advocates, and working families will not abandon this issue until Fresno County protects our health from rapidly expanding mega-dairy growth.
Here are the details:
Fresno County Board of Supervisors Meeting
Tuesday, October 23, 2:00PM
County Hall of Records, 3rd Floor
2281 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 9372
At its last meeting, the Planning Commission declined to add air quality measures to the ordinance leaving the important decision to our County Supervisors. Commissioners did accept inadequate dairy buffers and stripped the ordinance of ground water protections against staff recommendations. However, the Supervisors can strengthen buffer zones and ground water protections on the 23rd.
July 9, 2007
On July 9th, Fresno County planners held a public meeting to discuss their proposed dairy ordinance with Fresno county residents. The vast majority of comments at this meeting asked the county to set stricter rules for dairies to reduce rising pollution levels. County planners will be reviewing these comments and revising the dairy ordinance.
July 6, 2007
The California Institute for Rural Studies presented new research to inform public health policy in Fresno County.
April 25, 2007
Doctors, parents and teachers asked the Fresno Unified School District Board to support Fresno County's adoption of clean air measures in the zoning ordinance for large, incoming dairies to protect children's health and decrease incidence of school absences. The School Board unanimously approved the resolution. Read the resolution.
April 10, 2007
Over 150 people attended a workshop hosted by Fresno County to share public comment on the first draft ordinance. Although the first draft includes some positive safeguards like buffer zones, it lacks standards for protecting public health, such as landfill-grade lagoon liners, enclosed barns, lagoon covers, or feed area covers. It also lacks any comprehensive enforcement and monitoring provisions, meaning there's no way to know how the new regulations will be enforced. Click here to view comments from this public meeting.
March 9, 2007
The American Lung Association joined the Fresno Healthy Dairy Commission to publicly set forth four basic Clean Air recommendations for the dairy zoning ordinance under consideration by Fresno County.
January 17, 2007
The FresnoHealthy Dairy Commission hosted a Community Meeting for impacted communities to discuss the public health implications of incoming mega-dairies. Over 200 community members joined City Councilmember Blong Xiong, Supervisor Henry Perea, and Fresno Unified School District Board Members Cal Johnson and Tony Vang to hear expert counsel from UC Davis professor Dr. Thomas Harter and Respiratory Therapist Kevin Hamilton.
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