South Coast Air Quality Management District

Hazardous air quality plagues SoCal after fireworks

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Officials warn of air pollution created by fireworks

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Windblown dust hurting air quality in Inland Empire

Coachella Valley dust storm

Local emergency declared after O.C. hangar fire

A historic blimp hangar burns in Tustin, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. A fire destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

1st Latina sworn in as South Coast air quality board chair

Vanessa Delgado is shown in this undated photo provided by the South Coast AQMD.

SoCal wood burning ban extended through Monday

A wood-burning fireplace is shown in this undated file photo. (Stéphane Juban on Unsplash)

No-burn alert issued for L.A., Orange, Riverside counties

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Heat wave: High temps bring pollution danger to SoCal

Large portions of Southern California could see elevated ozone pollution levels due to a heat wave, as shown in this AQMD map released on Aug. 29, 2022.

Air regulators issue violation notices for Carson …

This Thursday, Oct. 21, 21021, aerial image taken with a drone, shows the Dominguez Channel flowing through Carson, Calif. Levels of wretched-smelling hydrogen sulfide gas that have plagued south Los Angeles County communities for weeks are declining as authorities use various mitigation methods in a flood control channel emitting the gross odors, officials said Friday. (Dean Musgrove/The Orange County Register via AP)

2,000 complaints reported over foul stench in Carson …

The Dominguez Channel is shown on Oct. 9, 2021. (KTLA)

Officials deploy deodorizer to deal with foul stench …

Public works officials work to deploy a deodorizer to assuage a foul smell coming from the Dominguez Channel in Carson on Oct. 15, 2021. (KTLA)

Air quality advisory in place for L.A., Orange counties …

Smoke rises from a wildfire during the sunset Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Goleta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Smoke from Windy, KNP Complex fires triggers air …

An orange haze from wildfires in Central California fills the sky in a view from Alameda Padre Serra Drive in Santa Barbara.(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Gray skies dim L.A. area as wildfire smoke moves …

The Angeles National Forest shared an image to Twitter on Sept. 23, 2021, showing smokey skies.

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