Tulare County, CA. March 21, 2008

Tulare County, CA. March 21, 2008

Environmental justice advocates scored a major victory by removing agriculture’s exemption from clean air laws with the passage of Senate Bill 700. Even so, advocates continue to struggle to enforce the law and contain the other negative impacts of mega-dairies. Tulare County leads the nation in milk-production, and its residents feel the impact not just through air pollution but also through flies, drinking-water pollution and unpleasant odors.