US EditionSmog Levels to Increase Alongside Temperature This Week, Officials Say
- California enacted new rules requiring all new cars sold to be zero emissions by 2035, which were criticized by automakers who said the rules would lead to job losses and higher prices.
- U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli warned a local air district against approving a new clean-air rule that critics say will raise gasoline prices.
- John Dunlap III stated that the Newsom administration's aggressive push for zero-emission vehicle rules has insufficiently considered infrastructure and cost challenges.
- The California Air Resources Board noted ongoing challenges in achieving emission standards, exacerbated by actions from the Trump administration.
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Smog levels to increase alongside temperature this week, officials say
The warming trend that will hit Southern California on Tuesday is bringing with it some adverse air quality. The South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a news release that experts predict "a multi-day extreme ozone (smog) event" to affect much of Southern California through Thursday. The South Coast AQMD shared this map of anticipated air quality issues on July 7, 2025. The Air Quality Index is expected to reach levels of being unhe…
Cleaning Up Smog Is Suddenly Much Harder. Reined In by Trump, What Will California Do Next?
With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs.
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Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?
With 7 of its ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about costs.
Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next? - The Sacramento Observer
By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde |CalMatters At an electric vehicle showcase in Anaheim, Christopher Grundler — one of the top executives in California responsible for cleaning the air — said despite all the setbacks his agency has faced this year, he’s confident the state can keep making progress. “This president, this Congress, will not kill the electric car,” said Grundler, a deputy executive officer of the state Air Resources Board. “They won’t ki…
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