LOS ANGELES — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed to the emergency room. … Read more
By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter | Bloomberg Kamala Harris picked a running mate for her presidential campaign with one of the most aggressive records enacting climate policy at the state level. Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor tapped on Tuesday to become the Democratic vice presidential nominee, has accelerated his state’s embrace of clean … Read more
Over the years, growing evidence has revealed a stark injustice: Residents of the Bay Area’s poorest cities are far more likely to be exposed to smog and soot than those in rich ones. Now, a data-driven map of individual neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area and California’s other major metro regions shows, in great … Read more
Officials extended an air quality advisory for the Bay Area through Saturday as smoke from nearby wildfires remained in the region heading into the weekend. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District first issued an advisory on Thursday, set to last into Friday. While air quality improved Friday morning, according to BAAQMD spokesperson Aaron Richardson, … Read more
Officials again extended an air quality advisory through Sunday in the Bay Area due to ongoing wildfires, according to a press release. According a press release from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, ongoing wildfires and air pollution through Saturday continue to impact the region’s air, “causing hazy and smoky skies.” Air quality in … Read more
Bay Area air-quality officials have launched an investigation into Tesla, charging the electric automaker with letting massive amounts of harmful toxins escape into the air from its Fremont car factory. In a double blow, an environmental group has filed a new lawsuit against the company over such pollution releases. Since 2019, Tesla, which made $17.7 … Read more
Bay Area air-quality officials have launched an investigation into Tesla, charging the electric automaker with letting massive amounts of harmful toxins escape into the air from its Fremont car factory. In a double blow, an environmental group has filed a new lawsuit against the company over such pollution releases. Since 2019, Tesla, which made $17.7 … Read more
Bay Area air-quality officials have launched an investigation into Tesla, charging the electric automaker with letting massive amounts of harmful toxins escape into the air from its Fremont car factory. In a double blow, an environmental group has filed a new lawsuit against the company over such pollution releases. Since 2019, Tesla, which made $17.7 … Read more
Grace Toohey | (TNS) Los Angeles Times It’s been known for years that cooking indoors can taint the air in a home and cause health problems, especially when cooking without proper ventilation. But a new study found that emissions from cooking may degrade the air quality outdoors as well. “If you can smell it, there’s a good … Read more
For many NASA scientists, flying aboard a decked-out Douglas DC-8 plane provided them some unique glimpses of Earth: the Moai on Easter Island, Central Park in New York and Mount Vesuvius in Italy. On Wednesday, some of the same scientists who worked on that “flying laboratory” looked on as it made one last flight over … Read more