In this Valley, often that is air. Even if air quality issues can't be erased, county planning commmissioners can still grant permits for the dairies. They can weigh the good against the bad, show that they understand both, attach conditions to mute problems and approve the dairies. So, perhaps as early as December, the Boswell EIR and dairy applications could land on commissioners' laps. Perhaps, again, they will rise to the Board of Supervisors.
History shows both boards are friendly.
But a freshly minted EIR can't make Boswell bullet-proof from critics such as Cole. For now, on 7,000 acres between Hanford and Corcoran, the land seems at peace. Cotton has been picked. Tractors are carving new furrows. And cows are nowhere in sight.