Sonoma County

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

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Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES: As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency room. When … Read more

As bird flu devastates Bay Area farms, egg prices could start to spike

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As bird flu devastates Bay Area farms, egg prices could start to spike

FILE: Free range chickens outdoors in early morning light on an organic farm. Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF An outbreak of avian flu is hitting the California poultry industry hard. Since the outbreak first reached California in October, it’s killed nearly 5.5 million birds across the state and 1.15 million birds in Sonoma County alone, … Read more