Environmental Pollution

Study shows LAX does not exceed air pollution standards

2013-06-18 18:27:00

Los Angeles International Airport is a focal point of air pollution in Los Angeles County, but the emissions from aircraft and motor vehicles do not exceed state and federal standards, according to a groundbreaking study released Tuesday. The $5.1-...

Study links air pollution to childhood asthma in minorities

2013-06-18 14:49:00

Black and Latino infants exposed to air pollution are at heightened risk for developing asthma, according to a study led by researchers from UC San Francisco. The study�is the largest of its�kind looking at the connections between asthma and air...

Obama considers sweeping climate plan

2013-06-17 20:24:00

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, the country's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to...

Battery recycler in Vernon allowed to reopen — for now

2013-06-17 21:07:00

A Vernon battery recycler shut by the state in April as a health risk to thousands of nearby residents will be allowed to reopen pending a court hearing next month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday. Judge Luis A. Lavin said the...

2nd victim dies from Louisiana chemical plant explosion

2013-06-14 13:18:00

HOUSTON--A second worker injured in an explosion and fire at a central Louisiana petrochemical plant has died and a few others remained hospitalized Friday. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, La., suffered burns Thursday morning in the explosion at the...

Despite a lot more people and cars, California's air is cleaner

2013-06-09 16:52:00

Despite a threefold increase in people and cars in the last 50 years, California's strict vehicle emissions standards have managed to significantly clear the state's air, according to new research. The study also found that Southern California's air...

Supreme Court strikes down part of L.A. port's Clean Truck Program

2013-06-14 00:00:00

The U.S. Supreme Court dismantled part of the Port of Los Angeles' anti-smog program Thursday, ruling that trucking companies don't have to affix "How am I driving?" placards to their vehicles or have off-site parking plans to haul goods in and out of the...

Newton: Can Garcetti calm the waters?

2013-06-10 00:00:00

After a campaign of smart politics but small ideas, Eric Garcetti is poised to take the office that he won last month. As he does, here's an item worthy of his agenda: Make peace with the Owens Valley. Residents of the Owens Valley rely heavily on Los...

Blast at Louisiana petrochemical plant kills 1, injures 77

2013-06-13 18:53:00

HOUSTON — At least one person was killed and 77 injured Thursday in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in the Louisiana town of Geismar, part of a heavily industrial region known as “Cancer Alley.” “This has been a...

ExxonMobil faces federal lawsuit over Arkansas oil spill

2013-06-13 19:09:00

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of...

Battery maker Exide Technologies files for bankruptcy protection

2013-06-10 20:54:00

Battery maker Exide Technologies filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, citing the forced suspension of operations at its Vernon lead-recycling plant and other economic factors. Exide, one of the world's largest makers and recyclers of lead-acid...

Turning cow dung into electricity

2013-06-07 20:21:00

Dairy farmer Ron Koetsier's 1,200 cows produce roughly 90 tons of manure daily, and for the last three decades, he has tried unsuccessfully to turn the stinky dung into energy to power his 450-acre farm in Visalia. He installed a nearly $1-million...

Vegetable oil pools against absorbant boom designed to clean up oil spills. Environmental Protection Agency's on-scene coordinator, Paul Atkociunas, said he has not dealt with a cooking-oil clean-up before.

2013-06-14 11:21:00

Senator Bob Graham is the former two-term governor of Florida and served for 18 years in the United States Senate. This is combined with 12 years in the Florida legislature for a total of 38 years of public service.

2013-06-11 07:40:00

Gina McCarthy has led the EPA's air pollution division since 2009. The division has recently issued rules to curtail emissions from new power plants.

2013-05-02 00:00:00