On Sunday at 11:55 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at noon. The alert is for San ...

The South Coast Air Quality Management District advised OC residents of potential smoke impacts due to wildfires burning in ...

The smoke was expected to most heavily affect northwest coastal LA County, and in areas nearest the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires.

A No-Burn Day notice was in place for residents in the South Coast Air Basin in California over the weekend, with air quality ...

Ash from the recent LA County fires and burn scars formed by ... The advisory was extended through 7 p.m. Wednesday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. It includes most of Los Angeles, ...

Wildfire smoke ‒ burning trees and shrubs but also homes and other manmade materials ‒ contains toxic chemicals harmful to human health immediately and over longer periods. These carry risks such as ...

Major air pollutants have declined in recent decades, but USA TODAY’s analysis shows wildfire smoke is taking their place.

On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for the fourth consecutive day, largely due to the elevated levels of unhealthful pollution billowing from the Eaton ...

Some monitoring sites across LA County have already recorded "hazardous" air quality—the worst possible ... Los Angeles to surrounding counties like Orange and San Diego. While the current ...

The smoke was expected to most heavily affect northwest coastal L.A. County ... air quality for Malibu and Catalina Island, and unhealthy air for other parts of LA and Orange counties at 4: ...