. . . AND AT PLAY: Air...

By Marla Cone and Dan Weikel

Oct. 2, 1990 12 AM PT

. . . AND AT PLAY: Air pollution warriors are also targeting your back-yard barbecue. . . . Charcoal lighter fluid dumps more than half a ton of hydrocarbons into Orange County’s air on a typical summer day. So on Friday, smog authorities are expected to ban the substance beginning in 1992. The alternatives, such as gas-fired barbecues, electric starters and paper tinder, “are all environmentally cleaner, more convenient and cheaper,” says a spokesman.

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Dan Weikel

Dan Weikel covered local aviation, the California high-speed rail project, Metrolink, the MTA and regional transportation issues for the Los Angeles Times before leaving in 2017. He started with the newsroom in 1989 and previously covered courts and transportation in Orange County, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as substance abuse, environmental issues and law enforcement as a member of a project team. A native of San Diego, Weikel is a graduate of the UC Santa Barbara and the master’s program at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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