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Salton Sea The Culprit Of SoCal Stink
SANTA ANA (AP)— After a day of “odor surveillance” and other scent-based sleuthing, Southern California air quality investigators confirmed Tuesday what they had already expected — that a pungent,...
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Study: Air Pollution From Burger Joints Worse Than Trucks
HESPERIA (CBSLA.com) — A UC Riverside study found that commercially cooked hamburgers cause more air pollution than diesel trucks. The study, which focused on commercial charbroilers found in burger...
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What’s The Mysterious Black Dust Blanketing The San Gabriel Valley?
GLENDORA (CBSLA.com) — San Gabriel Valley residents have been noticing a mysterious black dust blanketing their neighborhoods for the past two days. Alfred Micallef, who lives in Glendora, said he...
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2 OC Cities Square Off In Heated Debate Over Potential Fire Pit Ban
DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) — The beach bonfire debates heated up Thursday morning! Huntington Beach and Newport Beach officials expressed their opposing arguments to the South Coast Air Quality...
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OC Supervisors Pass Resolution 4-0 Opposing Ban On Beach Fires
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors Tuesday passed a symbolic resolution on a proposed ban against fire pits and asked the South Coast Air Quality Management District to...
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Tests Show SoCal Beach Bonfires Hurt Air Quality
SANTA ANA (AP) — Preliminary testing released Wednesday by regional air quality officials found that smoke from the beach bonfires that dot the Southern California coastline pollutes the air in nearby...
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No End In Sight In SoCal Fire Ring Debate
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBS/AP) — Orange County residents gathered Friday to participate in an ongoing debate about a Southern California tradition—beach bonfires. Newport Beach wants to remove 33 fire...
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Board Of Supervisors Votes To Oppose Proposed Beach Bonfire Ban
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A proposed air quality regulation that would prohibit beach bonfires is being opposed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The board believes the matter should...
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AQMD Approves Restrictions On Fire Rings
DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) —The South Coast Air Quality Management District Friday approved a plan to allow fire pits along Southland beaches, although certain restrictions will be in effect. The AQMD...
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AltCar Expo Rolls Into Santa Monica With Natural Gas Police Pursuit Vehicle
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District is promoting the latest approved police pursuit vehicle – a Ford Crown Victoria running exclusively on natural gas. The Ford...
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Oil Field Blamed For Illnesses, Nosebleeds To Be Upgraded
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An urban oil field blamed for causing chronic respiratory illnesses and nosebleeds in a South Los Angeles neighborhood will be modified to prevent leaks and decrease pollution. The...
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Air Quality Officials Sue Vernon Battery Recycling Plant Over ‘Toxic Emissions’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Air quality officials are seeking up to $40 million in penalties from a Vernon company for numerous alleged air quality violations due primarily to illegal emissions of lead...
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SCAQMD Seeks Order To Reduce Toxic Emissions At Newport Beach Metal Finishing...
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Southland’s air-quality management agency is seeking an order to require a Newport Beach metal finishing facility to reduce its toxic emissions on an expedited schedule. The...
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Exide Lays Off More Than 100 Employees As Battle Over Emissions Continues
VERNON (CBSLA.com) — A lead-acid battery recycling plant in Vernon has laid off more than 100 employees, weeks after the facility was shut down by air-quality regulators. A spokesperson for Exide...
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Smoke Advisory Issued For OC, Portions Of LA And Riverside Counties
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District Friday issued a smoke advisory for all of Orange County and portions of Los Angeles and Riverside counties. Air quality may...
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Smoke Advisory Issued For Portions Of Riverside, OC Counties
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities have issued a smoke advisory for portions of Riverside and Orange counties as winds push smoke into the area from multiple fires burning in San Diego County....
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EPA Claims Exide Battery Recycling Plant Has Repeatedly Violated Lead...
VERNON (CBSLA.com) — Officials announced Thursday that the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon has emitted risky levels of lead into the air, violating federal limits and endangering nearby...
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Study: Southern California’s Air Quality Getting Healthier
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The 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...
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No-Burn Alert Issued For Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern 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. The South...
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No-Burn Alert Issued For 2nd Day In Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California air quality regulators are banning wood burning for the second day in a row because of excessive air pollution. The South Coast Air Quality Management District is...
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No-Burn Alert Issued For Southern California
DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) — A ban on burning wood was issued Monday for the South Coast Air Basin, which includes the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The ban on burning...
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No-Burn Alert Declared For Most Of Southern California
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A residential no-burn alert was in effect Friday in the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and the Inland Empire due to a forecast of fine particle air pollution,...
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Blast-Damaged Torrance Refinery Has Faced Cal/OSHA Penalties
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_1902201516284345320AA.mp4 TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — Documents from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health indicate that the Torrance Exxon...
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Crews Try Again To Plug Uncontained Gas Leak In Porter Ranch
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Crews on Saturday were trying to stop a leak from a massive natural gas storage well that has persisted for three weeks outside Los Angeles and alarmed nearby residents...
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Regulators To Meet Saturday To Review Plan To Burn Methane Leaking In Porter...
PORTER RANCH (CBSLA.com) – A plan is in the works to try to stop the Porter Ranch methane leak, one of the biggest environment disasters in ever recorded in California. Southern California Gas Co.,...
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Fire In Santa Clarita Valley 85-Percent Contained
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com/AP) — Crews bracing for another round of dry winds are dousing hot spots as they continue to build containment lines around a smoky fire that forced weekend evacuations in the...
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Southern California Air Quality Even Worse With Extreme Heat, Wildfires
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Southern Californians will probably want to stay inside Wednesday – not only are temperatures expected to hit triple digits again, the air quality will be unhealthy for all groups...
View ArticleUnhealthy Air Quality For All Declared Across LA County
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Air quality across the Southland will remain poor through at least Tuesday due to the growing Bobcat Fire, officials said. According to the South Coast Air Quality Management...
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Smoke Advisory Issued For LA County Areas Near Blue Ridge Fire
YORBA LINDA (CBSLA) — The Blue Ridge Fire burning between Yorba Linda and Chino Hills has prompted a smoke advisory for a large swath of Los Angeles County. The smoke advisory was issued by the South...
View ArticleJuly 4 Festivities In 2021 Caused Worst Air Since Bobcat Fire
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Air quality following Fourth of July weekend was the worst in the region since the Bobcat Fire last September, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleSoCal Smoke Advisory Issued for Northern, Central California Wildfires
DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA) — Air pollution regulators issued an advisory through at least Thursday morning, as winds are expected to bring smoke from massive wildfires burning in northern and central...
View ArticleLighting Your Fireplace? ‘Check Before You Burn’ Period To Begin Monday
DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s annual “Check Before You Burn” season begins Monday and continues through Feb. 28. Air quality regulators will declare “No-Burn...
View ArticleNo-Burn Order Extended Through Tuesday Night In Many Parts Of Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District Monday extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland through Tuesday night due to high air pollution. The residential...
View ArticleNo-Burn Order Extended Through Friday For Many Parts Of Southland
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) – The South Coast Air Quality Management District Thursday extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland until Friday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area....
View ArticleNo Burn Order In Effect Through Tuesday For Many Parts Of Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland through Tuesday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area....
View ArticleNo-Burn Order Extended Through Wednesday For Much of Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland until Wednesday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The...
View ArticleNo-Burn Order Extended Through Thursday
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland until Thursday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The...
View ArticleNo-Burn Order Extended Through Friday For Much Of Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland through Friday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The...
View ArticleNo Burn Order In Effect Through Tuesday For Many Parts Of Southland
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn order for much of the Southland through Tuesday night due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area....
View ArticleStrong Santa Ana Winds Prompt Dust Advisory
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A dust advisory went into effect Friday throughout the South Coast Air Quality Management District as strong Santa Ana winds returned to the Southland. The advisory will be in...
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