Burning is the easiest way to dispose of agricultural waste, clear patches of land for new planting and beat back weeds, pests and disease. When a tree falls in an orchard, stubble is left on rice fields or prunings and vines have piled up, the simplest and cheapest solution is usually burning.
In much of California, on days when the air is clear and weather conditions are less likely to let smoke linger, growers with permits from their local air districts can burn their prunings and other waste.
But it’s different in the San Joaquin Valley, where a 2003 state law authored by then-Sen. Dean Florez, a Democrat from Shafter, aimed to phase out burning by 2010.
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Eddie Palmer sits with his wife, Ginette, at his side while he undergoes peritoneal dialysis in a motel on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2021. He has been on dialysis for six years. His treatment was disrupted when electricity went out at his home. He took his family and his dialysis machine to a motel that had consistent power. Palmer spent the evening with his wife, Ginette; his two daughters, Raenie and Ginay, and their pet dog, Major.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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