San Joaquin Valley Case Study

There are various types of air pollution contributors in California such as fire generated pollutants and vehicle traffic, which add particulate matter and carbon monoxide into the air we breathe. According to an article by Union of Concerned Scientists (Cars, trucks, and air pollution, 2014) particulate matter is made up of fine particles soot and metal that can pose serious threats to human health when deep in the lungs. Other pollutants emitted from vehicles are: nitrogen oxide which lowers the body’s defense system against respiratory infections such as pneumonia, carbon monoxide which blocks oxygen from reaching vital organs, sulfur dioxide which is emitted by both power plants and vehicles affect children and asthmatics, and hazardous air pollutants (toxics) which are chemicals that are linked to cancer, birth defects and other illnesses (Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014).

In the areas nearby vehicles are considered “safer” for the environment and for the level of pollution but, the level still rises from the vehicles and the human activity (“Air Quality”). Most pollutions are severe enough to cause harm to the people and the environment. Wildfires are a big concern to the air pollution in the Mojave Desert, the fires are a big threat to the Cajon Pass, a train station in Los Angeles, California (Nolan). Wildfires are the leading cause of air pollution during the dry season, May through October. The seasons now are months longer than the average season, from the dry seasons that come after the wet one (“Quality Management”). With changing weather, the fire conditions will then be determined how the desert will be affected during that particular season. The main contributor that causes wildfires to affect the air pollution a great amount is combustion, the process of burning something (“Air Quality Management”). The main effect from wildfires is from the smoke that impacts the air. With the surrounding areas of the Mojave

Fifteen years ago Merced and Redding were in a battle for the next University of California. Even though Merced was located close to several other University of California campuses, the school was built in Merced. The residents of the northstate are now patiently waiting for their chance at a new university. In January of 2015, discussion began regarding another new campus; a campus centered around STEM (science, technology, engineering and math.)

The article discusses the conditions in San Joaquin Valley after the state’s largest fire left it covered in dust. On the one hand, the fire so far has spared lives and homes, but on the other hand, it has caused dangerous drops in air quality that can cause public health problems and threaten life. It discusses what many of the conditions are like since the drought has begun and how the longer wildfire season means more smoke in the air more often. Dr. Jain, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco said that, “It’s kind of a worst nightmare situation.” I agree because the amount of soot in the air is dangerous for all forms of life and can cause a number of respiratory health problems that can be fatal. Dr. Malik

Santa Ana is one of several pueblos, or villages, on the Tamaya Reservation in New Mexico, and like any small municipality, it struggles with waste management and using resources to their fullest potential. Communities such as this are challenged by increasing waste production due to increasing populations and decreasing ability to manage the influx of waste. Modern-day tactics have taken to producing more by products that are not being used and recycled to their full potential. The utilization of landfills across the country, which, while inexpensive, do not offer sustainable waste management solutions. However, communities are looking into alternate options that would be more beneficial in the long run, both in terms of environmental impact

The Central Valley is located centrally in the heart of California and is surrounded by two mountain ranges, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and the Coast Range to the west. Due to its location, the area is plagued by poor air quality and extremely hot summers. The Central Valley is primarily known for its agriculture. However, for more than five years now, California has been in a drought. It has experienced some of the worst heatwaves in the country, with temperatures ranging from 105 to 110 degrees fahrenheit for months on end. This can be attributed to the rainshadow effect, which leaves the region with very little precipitation for a majority of the year. Most of the moisture filled clouds are blown into the surrounding mountain

The San Joaquin Valley is such a large agricultural and industrial area that it has many contributing sources to air pollution. According to the San Joaquin Valley air pollution control district what causes air pollution or ozone precursor emissions are broken down into two categories which are stationary and mobile. Stationary are broken into two main sources point and area. The San Joaquin Valley air pollution control district says point sources are large, identifiable sources while area sources are sources that individually emit smaller amounts of pollutants. For point sources these areas can be food production plants or large farming operations such as dairies. According to UC Davis agriculture

There are different components that are contributing to the levels of air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Those components are the main reason for the air to be polluted and causing harm to the residents of the valley. The San Joaquin Valley is known very well for its agriculture. This according to an article called “Move Over, Los Angeles” By Marylin Berlin Snell talks about the main point of how serious the air quality has been and how it has been becoming worse than the city of Los Angeles. The southern part of the great central valley has now been covered in a brown murky layer of mist being at its worse air quality. The Valley has a “combination of pesticide spraying, heavy duty-diesel equipment, dust stirred up during

The subset of air pollutants that cause smog and acid rain (sometimes referred to as Criteria Air Contaminants or CACs) include: According to the most recent environmental indicators, 5.5 per cent of cardiopulmonary (heart and lung disease related) deaths can be attributed to ground-level ozone exposure, which has increased over the past decade.

Often while driving through the valley you may start to smell a particular difference in the air, and not in a good way. Perhaps you didn’t know that San Joaquin Valley is one of two districts in the county to be classified by Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “extreme nonattainment” ("The Air District’s Mission"), which means it is considered to have the worst air quality; worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as defined in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 ("Google"). Also, San Joaquin County is one of the nine areas in the country to be designated as a “serious nonattainment” area for particulate matter ("The Air District’s Mission"). Although the air quality is not great here in the valley since

A hurricane is an intense storm of tropical origin with sustained winds exceeding 74 miles per hour. The San Joaquin valley does not experience hurricanes but if it did it would destroyed many lives around the world. First of all it would destroy tourism because as an industry it would be vulnerable because of its sensitivity to visitors. “In order for the industry to make profit, it must successfully commoditize, package, and sell travel experiences to consumers, so that victor would like to return” (Tim Sheehan, 2014). The economy hurt also be hurt by the oil industry having many people lose their job and important contribution to the state’s economy overall. Pet owners will have a hard deciding what to do with their pets. The

The Town of Los Gatos is a local municipality situated in the County of Santa Clara in the State of California with a population of 40,705 residents. The Town Manager’s Office is responsible for the overall administration, leadership, and direction for the Town organization. In addition, this department is responsible for human resources, finance, budgeting, purchasing, labor relations, public information, and technology services. Furthermore, it is committed to serving the Town of Los Gatos through small town service that is responsive, timely, and courteous.

The city I live in is called Alameda. Alameda is very small and is considered an island more than a city because it's only connected by two bridges and one tunnel to Oakland and San Leandro. Despite being a small city, Alameda still has many large employers. Bay Farm is a district that is a part of Alameda and has many large employers, however I am not going to use Bay Farm because it's not connected to Alameda. Last year Alameda Landing was built, and in that area the largest employers would probably be Target then Safeway. Then we move on to South Shore where we have many large employers like Kohls, TJ Max, Trader Joes, and another Safeway. On Park Street, we have Alameda Theater which also has many employers and is a big attraction, there’s

Ever since the Rams left Los Angeles in 1994, football fans have been wondering what would happen next. For the last 20 years, teams have been using the threat of moving to Los Angeles to extract more money and support from their current cities. Many teams have also seriously considered relocating to the second largest market in the United States. The city of Los Angeles would not use taxpayer funds to help build a stadium, which along with issues about the location of a team caused many to remain in their current city. Stan Kroenke, owner of the LA Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Arsenal Football Club, and multiple other teams, decided to take the chance and move the Rams to Inglewood, California, a city in Los Angeles County. As Stan Kroenke will have to privately finance their new stadium, along with paying a relocation fee, many wonder if the move is worth the cost seeing as how much of his own money he will be putting into the team. One of the big questions that would help us understand whether the move is or is not beneficial is how will the Rams move from St. Louis to Los Angeles affect the franchise’s net worth?

This Article talks about the methane leak that took place in Porter Ranch Los Angeles, but the were no casualties. There was a leakage from Aliso Canyon natural-gas storage facility, which was one hundred thousand tons of methane, and it is considered to be one of the worst environmental disasters. More than 2,000 families were evacuated from their neighborhood after some people encountered headaches, vomiting, and bloody noses.