For years families in Kettleman City have had drinking water that's been filled with arsenic and benzene-- two dangerous chemicals. 24/7 Live Fresno County North Valley South Valley Foothills/Sierra.

People in the Central Valley town of Kettleman City have had arsenic-tainted tap water for years. Travelers on I-5 may also be drinking it when they stop there for fast food.

Reporting from Kettleman City, Calif. — When environmental activists began a survey of birth defects in this small migrant farming town halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the results ...

Upgrading the community water system cannot happen soon enough for Kettleman City resident Maura Alatorre, whose 2-year-old son, Emmanuel, is missing part of his brain and cannot keep his balance.

Kettleman City birth defect rate not abnormal, health officials say. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 73°F. Monday, June 9th 2025 Today's e-Edition. Home Page. News. News; ...

Residents are eager for the project to get off the ground. Aletha Ware, 75, is ready for Kettleman City to get started on a multi-million dollar project to bring clean drinking water to her community.

But Kettleman City has numerous environmental villains, including contaminated tap water, heavy air pollution, and daily toxic pesticide exposure. In fact, ...

For decades, the small farmworker community of Kettleman City in California has been home to the largest toxic waste dump in the western United States. It's also home to a water system polluted by ...