Under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), California holds a unique position that allows it to request waivers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce stricter vehicle emissions ...

It's been very foggy across Central California this winter, with the longest stretch of non-stop foggy days since the 1970s. But why has it been so foggy?

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that would have curbed harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, but the ...

California’s air regulator said the state should power ahead with the adoption of zero-emission vehicles to counter the federal government’s attacks on state programs aimed at slashing pollution from ...

A first-of-its-kind program aims to track and ultimately improve California’s air. The program, which was announced on Tuesday, relies on mobile monitors and an innovative public-private partnership. ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. CENTRAL COAST – Communities from Monterey to Ventura are celebrating the eighth annual California Clean Air Day today, Oct. 1.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The California Air Resources Board recently launched a first-of-its-kind program to gather hyper-local air pollution data that should help in the ongoing effort to improve air ...

OXNARD, Calif.—The January wildfires were still raging to the east in Pacific Palisades, torching thousands of homes and painting the Southern California sky a smudgy orange, but Adriana, a farmworker ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Archer Aviation is buying control of Hawthorne Airport for $126 million to build a hub for electric air taxis and ...