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IN THE NEWS
2025
Duval, Haley, March 18, 2025, Hart Park erosion worsens: Scientist says maintenance needed to protect the riverbank, Kern Sol News, https://southkernsol.org/2025/03/18/hart-park-erosion-worsens-scientist-says-maintenance-needed-to-protect-the-riverbank/
Henry, Lois, January 6, 2025, Don’t blink: There’s water in the Kern River but not for long, SJV Water, https://sjvwater.org/dont-blink-theres-water-in-the-kern-river-but-it-wont-last-long/
2024
Russel Matthew, September 20, 2024, Kern River Runs Dry in Bakersfield as Thousands of Fish Die in the Sun, Greater Good, https://greatergood.com/blogs/news/kern-river-dry
Guzman Alyssa, September 19, 2024, Outrage as California river suddenly vanishes after controversial court ruling... leaving thousands of fish dead, Daily Mail, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13869567/kern-river-bakersfield-vanishes-fish-dead-california-court-ruling.html
Tanos, Mark, September 16, 2024, ‘They Don’t Scream’: Hundreds Of Dead Fish Turn Up In River, MSN, https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/they-don-t-scream-hundreds-of-dead-fish-turn-up-in-river/ar-AA1qFOBW?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
LaVigne, Dominique, September 13,2024, SOMETHING FISHY: CSUB biology professors find hundreds of dead fish in dry Kern River, 23ABC News Bakersfield, https://www.turnto23.com/news/in-your-neighborhood/bakersfield/something-fishy-csub-biology-professors-find-hundreds-of-dead-fish-in-dry-kern-river
Dore, Connor, September 12, 2024, Kern River runs dry through Bakersfield, thousands of fish lie dead, KGET17, https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/kern-river-runs-dry-through-bakersfield-thousands-of-fish-lie-dead/
Grist, Zoya Teirstain, February 12, 2024, Intensifying atmospheric rivers are leading to a surge in Valley fever cases in California, https://grist.org/health/intensifying-atmospheric-rivers-are-leading-to-a-surge-in-valley-fever-cases-in-california/
2023
CBS News, Elizabeth Cook and Molly McCrea, September 7th, 2023, https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/valley-fever-fungus-spreading-in-california-fueled-by-climate-change/
KBAK, Celine Stevens, November 9, 2023, New Veterans Affairs clinic continue to face opposition - this time due to kit foxes, https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/new-veterans-affairs-clinic-continue-to-face-opposition-this-time-due-to-kit-foxes
The Bakersfield Californian, 2 letters claim planned veterans clinic site is potential danger to native kit fox November 9. 2023, https://www.bakersfield.com/news/2-letters-claim-planned-veterans-clinic-site-is-potential-danger-to-native-kit-fox/article_dd457798-7f4e-11ee-9026-537733a20362.html
2021
The Bakersfield Californian, Emma Gallegos, High school students collect soil samples to test for valley fever in citizen science program, June 23,2023, https://www.bakersfield.com/news/high-school-students-collect-soil-samples-to-test-for-valley-fever-in-citizen-science-program/article_4c71a508-d478-11eb-934e-e7ec50c307a7.html
2020
KVPR, Lauren Young, Valley Fever: A Terror In The Body, A 'Wimp' In The Soil, April 28, 2020, https://www.kvpr.org/science/2020-04-28/valley-fever-a-terror-in-the-body-a-wimp-in-the-soil
Science Friday, April 24, 2020, Lauren Young, A FEVER IN THE DUST, https://methods.sciencefriday.com/valley-fever
Massive Science, Lauren Young, April 28, 2020, A shapeshifting fungus lives in the dust. It’s infecting across the American West, https://massivesci.com/articles/valley-fever-coccidioides-science-friday-covid19/
2019
Civil Eats and NBC News, Twilight Greenaway, Climate Change-Fueled Valley Fever is Hitting Farmworkers Hard, June 17th, 2019, https://civileats.com/2019/06/17/climate-change-fueled-valley-fever-is-hitting-farmworkers-hard/
The Bakersfield Californian, Sam Morgen, Among the hidden victims of valley fever: domesticated dogs, February 2, 2019, https://www.bakersfield.com/special/just-one-breath/among-the-hidden-victims-of-valley-fever-domesticated-dogs/article_8ba1f44e-2660-11e9-869a-e3fc8c18df2c.html
Tehachapi News, John Cox, Reported dust cloud after Ridgecrest quakes raises valley fever concerns, September 6, 2019, https://www.tehachapinews.com/news/reported-dust-cloud-after-ridgecrest-quakes-raises-valley-fever-concerns/article_1a1d8e82-d100-11e9-adc5-2b7aa0eca054.html
2018
AV Daily News, June 13, 2018, https://www.avdailynews.com/single-post/2018/06/13/second-annual-valley-fever-be-aware-seminar-on-saturday-june-23rd?fbclid=IwAR1zoECdf1ci6zyJN14Abn_QRcwnCQ9r50RPfDYeQi5COK3gLqdYI4GkKiw&_amp_=
Infection Control Today, March 8, 2018, What You Don’t Know About Valley Fever Could Hurt You, https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/what-you-don-t-know-about-valley-fever-could-hurt-you
The Mountain Enterprise, Patric Hedlund, June 29, 2018, Centennial could test for valley fever spore hotspots, https://mountainenterprise.com/story/centennial-could-test-for-valley-fever-spore-hotspots-2/
2016
Spectrum Local News, Steve Rodan Valley Fever Cases On Steady rise, Researchers say, September 2, 2016, https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/09/2/valley-fever-cases-on-steady-rise--researchers-say
2014
2014 Valley Public Radio (KVPR), interviewed by Rebecka Plevin, “In California, Researchers Uncertain If Drought Will Increase Valley Fever Risk”
Valley fever seminar series, UC Merced Health Sciences Research Institute “Ecology of Coccidioides immitis - Challenges to detect this Fungal Pathogen in its Natural Habitat", April 11, 2014
USC Center for Health Journalism, William Heisel, Just One Breath: Valley fever picture complicated by changing climate, February 25, 2014, https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/insights/just-one-breath-valley-fever-picture-complicated-changing-climate
The New Yorker, Dana Goodyear, Death Dust, 12, 2014, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/01/20/death-dust
2013
PBS, Ray Suarez, Hot, Dry Winds Help Spread Deadly Valley Fever Infections, June 26th, 2013, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hot-dry-winds-help-spread-deadly-valley-fever-infections
The Antelope Valley Times, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Dryden funding supports Valley Fever research, June 18, 2013, https://theavtimes.com/2013/06/18/nasa-dryden-funding-supports-valley-fever-research/
Mother Jones, Keira Butler, Valley fever, explained, August 14th, 2013, https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/08/valley-fever-explained/
Bakersfield Californian, interviewed by Kellie Schmidt, “JUST ONE BREATH: Changing climate may expand valley fever's impact”
2012
Scientific American, Umair Irfan, Valley Fever on the Rise in U.S. Southwest, with Links to Climate Change, September 14th, 2012, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/valley-fever-on-the-rise-in-us-southwest/
Voice of OC, Sept 11, 2012, https://voiceofoc.org/2012/09/changing-climate-may-expand-valley-fevers-deadly-impact/
Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Features, “Valley Fever: Awareness is Key”
Scientific American, interviewed by Umair Irfan, “Valley Fever on the Rise in U.S. Southwest, with Links to Climate Change”