South Coast Air Quality Management District

Air Pollution Causes ... Brain Damage?

Not only is there a correlation between smog-enveloped L.A. freeways and autistic babies, and a possible cause-and-effect between air pollution and death for us Southern Californians, but now researchers say dirty air might also trigger ... brain damage? Awesome. Another reason to love the L.A. l ... More >>

Air Pollution Monitors Could Come to L.A. Freeways

By Taylor Freitas For Southern Californians living near freeways, in what we at LA Weekly call "Black Lung Lofts," breathing in dirty air has been a concern for years, and it's one that's been neglected by Los Angeles and federal officials. The highly publicized Children's Health Study, released b ... More >>

Bill Burke, The "Lead Investor" In China-Backed Bid For Dodgers, Is Even Poorer Than We Thought

Bill Burke​Remember Bill Burke, the guy who offered to buy the Dodgers last week with $1.2 billion of China's money? Something about that didn't smell quite right, so last week we tracked down his wife's financial disclosure statement from 2003. Turns out, the Burkes are worth no more than $6.8 mi ... More >>

In Face Of City Hall Budget Crisis, Everybody Goes To Washington

​You might have gotten the idea somewhere that the city's facing a historic budget crisis with 4,000 layoffs planned, departments closing, libraries cutting hours, less cops on the beat, and fire engine companies being furloughed. But someone has yet to inform the Los Angeles City Council that ... More >>

Grumbling Continues Over Obama Bypass of Villaraigosa Aide

Yesterday the National Council of La Raza issued a statement expressing approval of a meeting between President Obama and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which NCLR president Janet Murguía called "a step in the right direction toward immigration reform." The group's previous statement, issued Mo ... More >>

L.A. Weekly Founder Jay Levin on the Vision That Started It All

The journalist's dream

MTA's Toxic Towers in Van Nuys

Metro wants to cram 2,000 renters onto land that faces a Chevron oil plant

Meruelo Maddux’s Missing Asbestos

A company chaired by Villaraigosa’s biggest fat-cat contributor refuses to say where all that asbestos went

Slammed for Secret Asbestos Removal

A company chaired by Villaraigosa’s biggest fat-cat contributor refuses to say where all that asbestos went. Originally published April 5 – updated April 11

Planning for Disaster

An obscure group gets millions to make L.A. work, but “SCAG” is a flop

Wet Is the New Dry

Cleaner clothes, less smog

I'll Believe It When I Breathe It

Residents question ports’ clean-air plan

Hammered by Auditors

L.A. building department riddled by lax inspections and broken rules

The Addled Department

Problems pile up for L.A.’s building czar

Slapped Around

Downtown landowner faces inquiries over demolition pulled off without permits

Dirty Air Deals

Smog fighters are about to cave to Big Business — again

The Greening of Ships

Can California stop air pollution out at sea?

Ports of Cough

What it will take to clean up the mess caused by ships and trucks

The Air That We Breathe

Just when it looked like we might win the war on smog, a new and more deadly form of air pollution stalks Los Angeles

Stench of Politics

Industry money to the “Mod Caucus” fouls the fight for clean air

The Smog Doctor

John Peters and the science of children and dirty air

Outing Polluters

Solving Smog

Our suggestions for ways out of this mess

Air Angels

Clean Air vs. Cancer

A federal judge re-affirms California's authority to fight pollution

Enron Forgotten

Congress may stick us with a natural-gas rip-off

Reason To Wheeze

The governor runs out of gas for major clean-air fight

Clearing the Air

Power broker William Burke leaves the state Air Resources Board

What’s Killing Joshua Tree National Park?

Fire, smog, golf courses . . . and maybe even coffee-loving, rock-climbing hipsters like you

War on the States

Key decisions in the U.S. Supreme Court’s mixed crusade against states’ rights

War Over Air

Governor’s role in cleaning L.A. skies

The Well-Oiled Deal

Taking away local control of refineries is a family matter

Lord of the Race

Serving on two powerful air-quality boards., L.A. Marathon founder William Burke sets a fast pace. But it just might be when he crosses the finish line, the public — and clean air — are the big losers.

Coughing Up a Plan

Clean-air strategy falls short

A Chokehold on the Future

Hopes for cleaner air disappear into the haze

Radioactive High

Beverly Hills High family alleges radiation risk from oil wells

Better Than Bush

But which Dem is green enough for California?

It Ain't Pretty

Art and commerce clash in the NoHo Arts District about auto-body shops

Port in a Storm

Dealing with the polluting ways of world trade

Ports of Cash

Out-of-court settlement could force shakeup at Port of Los Angeles

Richard’s Bracelet

Disgraced Alatorre must stay in his home

Kiddie Diesel

A cut-rate, questionable cure for school-bus pollution

Cross of Gold

The California Air Resources Board swivels in the battle of the standards

Heating Up

Coming out against South Gate’s proposed power plant

Downey to Power Plant: Drop Dead

Power Play

South Gate is already one of the most polluted cities in California. Does it really need a massive new electric plant?

Bad Call

Mayor Dick makes spirited call to ol’ Hal

Spoonful of History

L.A.’s classic bakery building won’t go down without a fight

Heavy Breathing

Air police are failing to inspect the fancy vapor-recovery nozzles at your local gas station

Oh! My Darling

Meat processor offends neighbors here, nationwide