Articles written by Tracie Cone Associated Press Writer Fresno

TRACIE CONE Associated Press Writer FRESNO, Calif.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year. Schwarzenegger's intervention into a bitter environmental battle came as a surprise and relief to both residents and the activists who have been demanding answers. "This is a tremendous vict o r y fo r t h e p e o p l e o f Kettleman City, whose pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears, including the state's for the past 15 months, said Bradley Ange l ,...