Study: LA County Residents Exposed To 250 Percent More Vehicle Pollution Than Bay AreaResidents of Los Angeles County are exposed to 60 percent more vehicle pollution than the state average and 250 percent more than residents of the Bay Area.
California Meets Emissions Reduction Target Years EarlyThe California Air Resources Board announced pollution levels were down 13 percent since their 2004 peak — as the economy grew 26 percent since that year.
Report: Los Angeles The Most Polluted City In Nation AgainBut the rest of California is in the same smoggy boat – eight of the country's 10 most polluted cities are in the Golden State.
EPA To Ease Back Emissions StandardsEnvironmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high."
Schwarzenegger Calls On Climate Activists To Change MethodsMovie star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants environmental activists to give more attention to immediate health hazards like air and water pollution.
LA-Long Beach Ports Approve Clean Air PlanHarbor commissioners have approved plans to drastically cut air pollution at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by 2035.
Southern California Air Pollution Kills Thousands Annually, Study SaysThousands of people in Southern California die each year from breathing polluted air, according to a study released Wednesday.
Mandatory Wood-Burning Ban Remains In Effect For Parts Of Southern CaliforniaMost of Southern California remains under a residential no-burn order Sunday because of stagnant air and pollution concerns.
Supreme Court Seems Divided Over EPA Mercury LimitsThe Supreme Court's conservative justices cast doubt Wednesday on the Obama administration's first-ever regulations aimed at reducing power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants.
No-Burn Alert Takes Effect Monday For Parts Of SoCalOfficials are issuing a no-burn alert Monday for residents in greater Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
No-Burn Alert Issued For Southern CaliforniaSouthern California air quality regulators are issuing a no-burn alert for Monday, advising residents not to burn wood or fire logs because of excessive air pollution.
Study: Southern California's Air Quality Getting HealthierThe cancer risk from air pollution in Southern California has dropped by more than 50 percent since 2005, according a study released Thursday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Pioneering Researcher Behind State's Clean-Air Regulations DiesJames Pitts, a pioneering smog researcher whose work spurred California's ground-breaking clean-air regulations, has died. He was 93.
Fight Skin Aging Due To Air Pollution With ClarisonicAir pollution is not only bad for your health, it also makes you look older!
Report: SoCal Tops List For Worst Air Pollution In U.S. Southern California is back at the top of the list for having the worst air pollution in the country.