Tag: air quality
Los Angeles’ poor air quality reflected in report
Los Angeles received an F grade in the 2023 “State of the Air” annual report. The failing grade is due to the bad air quality in the region.
More smog on the horizon
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency does not care to protect our environment. California and 17 other states are suing the EPA in response to the Agency’s push to decrease the gas mileage requirement. This pro-business decision will reverse the Obama administration’s significant effort to combat global warming.
Blazes raise air quality concerns
As strong winds blow the smoke from the raging wildfires across Southern California, no area in the Southland is free of the potential health hazards associated with breathing such heavy smoke and and ash.
Smoke and mirrors, smog police style
It’s been said that you can’t have too much of a good thing, but there are some notable exceptions to that aphorism. Fried foods, enthusiasm from news media personalities and prescription drugs all quickly come to mind, but one thing that is also dangerous in excess is a little old taxpayer-funded, state-operated agency called the California Air Resource Board.
Pollutants invade indoors
Most Americans know about the dangers of outdoor air pollution, especially near cities and industrial areas; however, the air that you breathe inside your home – as well as in your office, stores or other indoor areas – is becoming more and more polluted.