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Air quality worsens as drought forces California growers to burn abandoned crops

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Drought has caused farmers to fallow fields or uproot orchards and vineyards. The vegetation is then set ablaze, sending lung- and heart-aggravating haze across the valley. San Joaquin Valley air regulators have struggled for nearly 20 years to outlaw the practice.

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Air quality worsens as drought forces California growers to burn abandoned crops

As San Joaquin Valley growers set fire to uprooted vineyards and orchards amid the worsening drought, residents complain of increased air pollution.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
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