HEAL - Healthy Environment for All Lives

09/05/2024

El incendio Boone, cerca de Coalinga CA (Autopista 198 y Boone Lane) se encuentra actualmente en 12,252 acres con un 5% de contención.

El humo de los incendios forestales produce una variedad de contaminantes atmosféricos nocivos, desde sustancias que causan cáncer hasta partículas diminutas que pueden agravar los problemas de salud existentes, aumentando también el riesgo de sufrir un ataque cardíaco o un derrame cerebral.

Algunos problemas de salud relacionados con la exposición al humo de los incendios forestales pueden ser tan leves como irritación de los ojos y del tracto respiratorio, dolores de cabeza y tan graves como el empeoramiento de enfermedades cardíacas y pulmonares, incluidos ataques de asma.

"Las personas que deben estar al aire libre durante largos períodos de tiempo, en áreas con mucho humo o donde se alteran las cenizas, pueden querer usar una máscara respiratoria N95 certificada por NIOSH. Aquellos con afecciones respiratorias, pulmonares o cardíacas existentes deben limitar su exposición al permanecer en el interior dado que usar un respirador puede dificultar la respiración, las personas con afecciones pulmonares o cardíacas deben consultar con su médico antes de usar uno".

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The Boone Fire, near Coalinga CA (Highway 198 and Boone Lane) is currently at 12,252 acres with 5% containment.

Smoke from Wildfires produces a range of harmful air pollutants, from cancer-causing substances to tiny particles that can aggravate existing health problems, also increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Some health problems related to wildfire smoke exposure can be as mild as eye and respiratory tract irritation, headaches and as serious as worsening of heart and lung disease, including asthma attacks.

"People who must be outdoors for long periods of time, in areas with heavy smoke, or where ash is disturbed, may want to wear a NIOSH-certified N95 respirator mask. Those with existing respiratory, lung or heart conditions should limit their exposure by staying indoors. Since wearing a respirator can make it harder to breathe, those with lung or heart conditions should check with their doctor before using one."

Cal/OSHA sobre Protección Contra el Humo de Incendios:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctQlwLPc81w&list=PL4OjJzCjNowGMmwxMBp6twhhNYwn53TCE&index=3

Cal Fire:
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/9/3/boone-fire/

Protegiéndose del humo de los incendios forestales:
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/smokereadyca

Protecting yourself from wildfire smoke:
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/smokereadyca

11/09/2023

11/03/2023

We are sold out! Thank you to everyone for supporting your local senior citizen center!!!

We will be serving posole at Welborn and we have extra! $10 a 32oz container. Give us a call (559)935-0727

09/06/2023

Repost via Central Valley Air Quality (CVAQ) Coalition ~

🚨UPDATE 🚨
made it out of Suspense and is heading to the Senate Floor! 🥳🎉The fight to to protect San Joaquin Valley Environmental Justice communities in the continues! Thank you to all our partners who have supported so far! ✊🏾

09/06/2023

Are you interested in becoming a Community Class Instructor in Coalinga, Huron OR BOTH!? Stop by our Coalinga Keck Office to pick up a Class Proposal Handbook.

Do you have any special talents, hobbies or skills to share? Now is the time to show them off! CHRPD is interested in offering a wider range of classes. All proposals will be given proper consideration. Our Recreation Supervisor looks forward to hearing from you! STOP BY TODAY!

Examples of classes that we have held in the past, are currently holding or are looking to hold:

Dance
Music
Fitness
Theater
Karate
Boxing
Sports
Crafts
Pottery
Sewing
Life Skills
Parenting Classes

09/04/2023

"Tulare Lake is an example of the dangers flooding has on developed and industrialized communities in an era of climate change, as raging waters unearth toxins and debris during weather extremes that are forecast to be more common.

The water at Tulare Lake is also becoming a breeding ground for pathogens. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has reported an incidence of avian botulism. They say it’s due to stagnant and warming water. The toxin was detected in a mallard duck and a white-faced ibis.

The agency is doing aerial and boat surveys to monitor the bird population and reveal die-offs. Dead and critically ill birds are collected as soon as possible to prevent the spread of the disease.

According to CDFW Senior Environmental Scientist Evan King, “Removing carcasses will be the first step of defense in preventing further spread. These are naturally occurring events to some degree and it’s likely some losses will occur, but we’re going to do everything we can to lessen the number of overall bird deaths caused by this illness.”

This is part of a combined effort by numerous state and local agencies to manage such a massive event. Wildlife officials expect the lake to attract many thousands of migratory waterfowl next winter.

Ferrier says the emergence and the ebbing of Tulare Lake has taught him a valuable lesson, “I’ve learned that Kings County can work together in a huge disaster.

“In this particular case, a lot of agencies have worked really well together and have come together for the ultimate end of protecting the larger space. It’s been such a great thing to see so many people work together so well.”

The partnership of agencies that has coalesced in response to the flooding of the Tulare Basin will continue to work together, as the coming El Niño weather pattern is expected to bring another wet winter."

Tulare Lake Lingers over Industrial Landscape
https://fresnoalliance.com/tulare-lake-lingers-over-industrial-landscape/?fbclid=IwAR22ebAcWoKmf7Ba1G44BU4xqObCwqrFtgsY1T3f49vrO7fuMwrlv8CFrQg

The emergence of a reborn Tulare Lake, from winter floodwaters that submerged farmland in the San Joaquin Valley, is posing new problems. The lake still covers an extensive landscape, but it is now slowly shrinking as water sinks into the ground and evaporates, becoming stagnant and warm—a welcomi...

08/18/2023

As Big Oil pumped over $13.4 million into defeating climate bills in the California Legislature, the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) launched a chilling campaign to sponsor dinners, awards ceremonies and conferences for journalists and the media. WPSA sponsored a “media dinner” on Tuesday, February 28 in Sacramento as part of .

The flyer for the event stated, “Journalists who play an outsize role in shaping narratives about state politics and holding lawmakers accountable will join business leaders to pull back the curtain on how they select and tell stories about California policies, policy and power.”

Speakers at the program included Coleen Nelson of the Sacramento Bee, Laurel Rosenhall of the Los Angeles Times, Kaitlyn Schallhorn of the Orange County Register and Dan Walters of Cal Matters.

More recently, the Sacramento Press Club announced that WSPA was a new “Lede Sponsor” of the Sacramento Press Club's Journalism Awards Reception that was held on March 29. Sadly, only two journalists, myself and Aaron Cantu of Capital and Main, publicly challenged the funding of journalist awards by Big Oil.

In addition to sponsoring journalism events in California, the Western States Petroleum Association has expanded its campaign to influence journalists nationally. WSPA and the controversial waste management firm Veolia North America sponsored events at this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference in Boise, Idaho, according to a report from DeSmog: scq.io/...

The agenda for the conference, hosted in Boise, Idaho, revealed that WSPA and the waste management company Veolia North America sponsored two of the “beat dinners” hosted on April 21, the article by Sam Bright reported.

When teams up with journalists, columnists and editors at events and only a couple of writers thinks there’s something wrong with this, you know we must be in deep trouble.

https://www.elkgrovenews.net/2023/08/big-oil-pumps-13-million-into-killing.html?fbclid=IwAR0ZzduRRhmy3PrzdqoT8tiNBD4aSiMcpI9gtOBYKVIMyLJXknI080EDKG8&m=0

08/17/2023

Critics accuse President Joe Biden of waging a war on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.

US oil output is now projected to rise to an average of 12.8 million barrels per day this year for the first time ever, according to federal estimates released Tuesday.

For context, that’s about half a million barrels per day more than the prior annual record set in 2019. It’s also more oil than any other country on the planet produces — the next-closest nation, Saudi Arabia, produces about 10 million barrels per day, according to OPEC.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/business/oil-production-biden-trump/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0sO3MLYOqbbDndyKVAbbVhId6pyNDc6rxpao3FKjEWtWlB6RvQhCxo6hc

Critics accuse President Joe Biden of waging a war on the oil industry that is hurting consumers at the gas pump. And yet, on his watch, US oil production is poised to shatter all-time records set during the Trump administration.

08/11/2023

Please join Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles and our partners for a critical discussion on the health and safety risks and unanswered questions about carbon pipelines in California and beyond. Thursday, August 17, 11:30am-1pm. Register here.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dZ6B9hFeQCCMkhDu7O-d4w #/registration

08/10/2023

“As we replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, we have a big question to answer: will we show respect for Indigenous nations by honoring their authority to determine what happens to their sacred lands, or will we permit the same tactics the fossil fuel industry has employed for generations to sully our transition to lithium-based green technology?”

— Lakota Law Standing Rock Organizer Phyllis Young

https://lakotalaw.org/news/2023-08-09/mining-without-permission?fbclid=IwAR3FLUhdynMIKP6q6Ajply5SiyF2qKBpnLzxIMCRbCQ2Zutn7tNbAF_3HwM

08/03/2023