Latest Air quality News
As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelli Ferrone wiped blinds and window sills inside her daughters’ elementary school, just a half mile from the devastating Palisades Fire that scorched the coastal enclave in Los Angeles. The cotton swabs and wipes came up black. There is scattered ash and...
Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere, leading to the evacuation of up to 1,500 people. The blaze also shook up the young battery storage industry. ...
The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.
Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality. In its proposal to exclude eight...
In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running. “My car was just covered in ash, and it’s just disgusting to think that we could be inhaling...
Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories across a vast stretch of Southern California. Three major fires broke out Tuesday amid dangerously high winds, killing at...
