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Stories related to: air pollution

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Environment

Smoke From Wildfires Creates Unhealthy Air Quality In Region

October 11, 2017

Sacramento area air quality and health officials are advising people to take precautions and minimize outdoor activities today because of smoke coming into the Sacramento region from the fires.

Rich Pedroncelli / AP / File

Environment

Study: Behaviors Need To Change If Calif. Wants To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent By 2050

September 5, 2017 | Amy Quinton

A UC Davis study suggests California’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 won’t happen under current policies without a change in people’s behavior.

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Environment

Study Shows "Cool Roofs" Could Increase Air Pollution

August 7, 2017 | Amy Quinton

"Cool roofs" that reduce temperatures and energy costs could also slightly increase ozone and smog, according to a new study.

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Environment

Air Pollution From Wildfires Much Worse Than Previous Estimates

June 15, 2017 | Amy Quinton

Scientists have long known that wildfires pollute the air with soot and other fine particles that are dangerous to human health. But as a new study shows, particle pollution from wildfires is much worse than previously thought.

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Environment

More Than 90 Percent of Californians Live With Unhealthy Air

April 18, 2017 | Amy Quinton

California is home to most of the top ten cities in the nation with air pollution from smog and soot. A new report shows pollution has spiked in the Central Valley.

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Environment

Volkswagen To Pay California $66 Million More For Emissions Cheating

December 20, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Volkswagen will pay California an additional $66 million to settle another lawsuit about cars it designed to flout emissions standards.

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Environment

Expect More 'Spare The Air' Alerts In Sacramento

April 27, 2016 | Ed Joyce

More "Spare The Air" alerts may be issued this year in the Sacramento region because the Environmental Protection Agency has lowered the federal ozone health standard.

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Study Shows California Can Expect More Unhealthy Ozone Days

April 21, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new study shows that by 2050, California could experience an additional nine days when ozone levels are unhealthy for humans.

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Environment

Report: California Has Nation's Dirtiest Air

April 20, 2016 | Ed Joyce

The American Lung Association "State of the Air 2016" report gives failing grades to communities in the Central Valley's farming region and the Los Angeles area. It also says climate change is a growing threat to air quality in California.

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California Farmers Voluntarily Reducing Air Pollution

March 31, 2016 | Rich Ibarra

Participating farms reduced pollutants by almost 800 tons last year. That's the equivalent of taking 170,000 cars off the road.

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