Southern California clean-heat rule survives key legal challenge
Southern California’s landmark rule to slash emissions from industrial heating sources just notched a major victory in court.…
ER visits spiked during toxic Boyle Heights warehouse fire
The number of Angelenos who went to the hospital with throat pain and concerns about smoke inhalation spiked…
Boyle Heights blaze choked L.A. with astronomical soot pollution
The air near the Lineage refrigerated warehouse fire in Boyle Heights carried astronomically high levels of smoke and…
L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade
The first five months of 2026 in Southern California have been the smoggiest — with the highest number…
An AI-powered campaign may have killed a key vote on air quality
The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California’s top air pollution authority as…