Lodi Winegrape Commission receives 2014 GEELA award for sustainable winegrowing

A San Joaquin Valley wine grape commission received a prestigious environmental award last night during a ceremony at the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) headquarters in Sacramento. The Lodi Winegrape Commission, located in San Joaquin County, was recognized with the 2014 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for Enhanced Environmental & Economic Leadership. The commission was one of a dozen California organizations to be so recognized with the state's highest environmental honor.

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Deaths, illness linked to listeria from Bakersfield apple supplier

A recent outbreak of listeria related illnesses has been traced to a Bakersfield apple supplier, according to an announcement on Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Following additional laboratory tests, FDA officials said that two strains of Listeria monocytogenes were found at the Bidart Bros. apple packing facility in Bakersfield, CA. The same strains of listeria were also found in apples collected at a retail store whose apples were supplied by Bidart The apples involved were of the Granny Smith and Gala varieties, and most of the illnesses appeared to be related to pre-packaged caramel apples.

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Sexiest Bakersfield Environmental News stories for 2014

Looking back at the past year, some of the more popular articles published here had, well, sex as a theme. Sex sells right? It did for these articles, as they were some of the more popular ones published in this column. If you missed them, here are some summaries with links to the original articles and a slideshow with related photos.

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Top 10 local environmental news stories for 2014

There were a lot of news stories relevant to Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley in 2014. Some dealt with air pollution, others with the drought, and some with climate change. Based upon records from Google Analytics, here are the top 10 Bakersfield Environmental News stories, as measured by readership records. Did you comment on any of them? Here's another chance if you haven't.

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