Science & Medicine
With environmental regulations expected to come under heavy fire from the Trump administration, new research offers powerful evidence of a link between air pollution and dementia risk.
Jan. 31, 2017
California
When residents of San Diego County found themselves under siege from heavy smog 55 days last year, they had more than themselves to blame.
Feb. 17, 1990
More than 2,000 Southern Californians die early each year from polluted air, and the region would benefit the most of anywhere in the country from reducing ozone and fine particle pollution below current federal limits, a new study has found.
Aug. 10, 2016
This year’s Fourth of July fireworks created the second-highest air pollution levels from the holiday in the last decade, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported Tuesday.
July 13, 2021
When it comes to industrial air pollution, the South Bay more than holds its own.
Feb. 9, 1990
Declaring that Ventura County’s plan to reduce air pollution has “staggering inadequacies,” the Sespe Group of the Sierra Club on Friday urged county supervisors to reject the document.
Aug. 17, 1991
Researchers from USC concluded that residents of wealthier, whiter L.A. areas exported air pollution to the neighborhoods around their commutes.
March 7, 2023
Politics
Announcing the second of its two steps to overhaul the way the Clean Air Act forces power plants to cut pollutants, the Bush administration on Wednesday proposed a market-based, cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions from electric utilities in the East and the Midwest.
Dec. 18, 2003
A study of six U.S. cities has found that air pollution--even in areas that meet federal air quality standards--can shorten people’s lives.
Dec. 9, 1993
Greenspace
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May 4, 2011