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

An air quality alert was issued on Wednesday at 4:14 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 6 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino ...

On Sunday at 6:48 a.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until 10 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, San Bernardino County Mountains, Riverside ...

Southern California air quality monitors issued a dust and ash alert for all of Los Angeles County as strong Santa Ana winds ...

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, the government agency charged with regulating and improving air quality for ...

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

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, ...

Southern California ‒ with sprawling cities, clogged freeways and heavy industry ‒ is already notorious for some of the worst air quality in ... pulmonologist in Orange County, near Los ...

and all of Orange County. The order does not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet, the Coachella Valley or the high desert, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Air quality across parts of California is deteriorating to hazardous levels as strong winds drive rapid wildfire spread and stir up heavy dust.

Wind from the ocean pushed the Border 2 fire east Friday and the evacuation area expanded to include Dulzura and other rural ...