National | Louis Sahagun | March 31, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization that would create tougher emission standards for foreign vessels in the coastal waters and ports of the United States and Canada.
California | Local | Dan Weikel | February 28, 2009
Up to half the aircraft that land at Los Angeles International Airport each day now use an arrival technique that saves fuel and reduces noise and air pollution in neighborhoods along the eastern approaches to the nation's fourth largest airport, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced.
Business | Ronald D. White | February 25, 2009
The standing joke about the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach used to be that they were like the diesel version of elephant graveyards: the place where old trucks went to die.
California | Local | Margot Roosevelt | February 19, 2009
California's proposed budget contains a major provision that would weaken air pollution regulations while saving the construction industry millions of dollars.
California | Local | Catherine Ho | February 2, 2009
A federal district judge will hear arguments today over whether an air-pollution control agency issued invalid emission credits to businesses and public facilities in one of California's most polluted regions.
Business | Ken Bensinger | January 27, 2009
President Obama moved on two fronts Monday to force automakers to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles, including a major step in permitting California and other states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Science | Thomas H. Maugh Ii | January 22, 2009
For those wondering just how much impact cleaning up the air can have, researchers now have a much fuller picture. Reductions in particulate air pollution during the 1980s and 1990s led to an average five-month increase in life expectancy in 52 U.