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OpEd: Why El Tejon School Really Should be Closed
by Linda MacKay
November 14th, 2012
It was stated at a school board meeting recently that the air at the middle school is much cleaner than in Bakersfield. We all wish this was true, but the facts now show it is not.

$25,000 Lebec air study released-Part Three
by Patric HedlundThe Mountain Enterprise
August 3rd, 2012
Air quality near El Tejon School called ‘serious health risk’ (This is the third in a series on the report, plus a video showing the response of some members of the El Tejon Unified School District Board to the presentation. Links to those are below)

LEBEC: OpEd, Isn't protecting our children the goal?
by Linda MacKay, TriCounty WatchdogsThe Mountain Enterprise
July 27th, 2012
Linda MacKay of TriCounty Watchdogs describes her experience while presenting Exhaust-ed! to the El Tejon Unified School District. Please click here and read a series of articles on the topic.

Watch the Video: Two ETUSD Trustees Reject Air Quality Study
The Mountain Enterprise
July 20th, 2012
ETUSD Trustee Stephan Kiouses rejects an entire air quality study by TriCounty Watchdogs and Global Community Monitor, calling it "garbage science."

Lebec: Air quality near El Tejon School called serious health risk
by Patric HedlundThe Mountain Enterprise
July 20th, 2012
El Tejon Unified School District is scheduled to learn that data collected from March 2011 through March 2012 holds vital news about air quality adjacent to El Tejon Middle School in Lebec.

Study: Grapevine Air Quality Dangerous
by Cris Ornelas23ABC South County Reporter
July 19th, 2012
A new study shows the air along the Grapevine is dangerous to breathe and people who live there are worried about it. The study was done by TriCounty Watchdogs and Global Community Monitor.

EXHAUST- ed! Community Exposure to Diesel Air Pollution in California's Transportation Corridor
New report reveals high levels of diesel pollution causing health risk to residents living near Interstate-5 transportation corridor

Frazier Park: Diesel Engine Exhaust Linked to Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
by Julie CartLos Angeles Times
June 12th, 2012
The world's most prestigious cancer research group on Tuesday classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans and concluded that exposure is associated with increased risk of lung cancer.

Central Valley: Texting is Latest Weapon in Fight Against Pollution
by Sasha KhokhaThe California Report
April 12th, 2012
You don't usually see tour busses bouncing along Kern county's rural roads, pock-marked with potholes, winding past almond orchards and miles of dusty vegetable fields.

Toxic Drive-by Crime in Progress: 18,000 trucks a day
Program Coordinator, Jessica Hendricks blogs about the fight of a determined community in Southern California against air pollution brought down on them by the daily traffic of 70,000 vehicles which includes 18,000 trucks.

LEBEC: YouTube Video Tells of Lebec Air Project
The Mountain Enterprise
March 11th, 2011
Linda MacKay, President of the TriCounty Watchdogs, and the Global Community Monitor project look at the Grapevine corridor on Interstate 5 and the proximity of beautiful El Tejon Middle School to the diesel emissions of 70,000 vehicles, including 18,000 bigrig trucks,each day.

CALIFORNIA: Air Quality Monitoring in Frazier Mountain Communities
by Linda MacKayThe Mountain Daily News
October 6th, 2010
TriCounty Watchdogs Launch Independent Air Monitoring Effort “Bucket Brigade” to Gather Important Air Quality Information in Frazier Mountain Communities.





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