As a child growing up in Southern California, Ann Carlson remembers mountains obscured by haze and yellowish brown air that stung her eyes and made her lungs ache. It was just “the environment,” her ...

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Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog. Bettmann via Getty Images Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air ...

Even if you weren’t around Los Angeles in 1992, you’ve heard of Rodney King, the man whose videotaped beating at the hands of the LAPD put a match to the ensuing riots. As sometimes destructive ...

California’s modern smog-check program dates back to the 1980s. Over the decades, updates imposed biennial emissions inspections on all 1976-and-newer vehicles, requiring tailpipe or ...

Dense smog has blanketed the Indian capital and the surrounding region. Visibility was affected causing travel snarls. Air quality in New Delhi continued to be in the "severe" category for the third ...

In November 2025, Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan, registered a “hazardous” air quality index of 509, according to IQAir, a global air quality monitoring organisation. The number speaks ...

Directed at his mates, Jeff Tweedy’s question captured the easygoing spirit and convivial mood on Tuesday at a sold-out Vic Theatre, where the “supergroup” Golden Smog performed its first area concert ...

Every morning, when you step outside in the garden, you always wonder to see a soft white mist or a thick yellow haze in your garden. But do you ever realise that what you are seeing outside is this ...

Trey Fulbright is the newest meteorologist on the KDKA First Alert Weather Team. In addition to seeing his forecasts on air, he also does weather and climate reporting. Trey comes to KDKA from Des ...

A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over In Santiago, this winter was different. The mountains surrounding the city ...

Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Sunday that his department will conduct a technology-backed study on titanium oxide-based “smog-eating” photocatalytic coatings that can be ...