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The American Lung Association’s Urban Planning Push

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As one of the smoggiest areas of the country considers its next steps for urban planning, the association says that officials in California’s San Joaquin Valley could save money—and lives—by focusing on development that encourages residents to walk more and drive less. Fighting smoking. Preventing lung diseases.

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California’s Nut Producers Have a Costly Problem: Organized Crime

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40K The weight, in pounds, of the truck shipment recently stolen from a California nut producer. Sophisticated thieves have been making life pretty difficult for California’s nut industry, and that’s prompted some of the region’s trade groups to fight back. General Manager Andrew Howe told the Fresno Bee. “We

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