because they didn't meet California's smog-certification requirements. Numerous Snopes readers asked us whether such claims were true and whether California was turning away fire trucks from other ...

BANGKOK – Several flights had to be diverted from Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport to Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan due to poor visibility caused by smog on the morning of Feb 2.

Under the 1970 Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency has for decades granted waivers to California, which has historically struggled with smog, to enact tougher pollution limits than ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in California – already ranking as some of the most destructive in the state’s history. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate ...

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of ...

Some red flag warnings still in effect until 3 p.m. While most red flag warnings that were issued for parts of Southern California have expired, red flag warnings for the Santa Susana Mountains ...

Dozens of fire-fighting vehicles from Oregon were turned away from helping to fight L.A. wildfires in January 2025 because they didn't meet California’s smog-certification standards. Rating: Context: ...

Much-needed rain helped firefighters make gains on several blazes in Southern California on Monday as flooding shuttered schools, triggered landslides and prompted road closures. Intermittent ...

Reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt might have lost their beloved Pacific Palisades home to the destructive California wildfires ... to the top of the iTunes charts, where at the time ...

The California Office of Emergency Services says 150,000 people in Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders, with more than 700 people taking refuge in nine shelters. Show more Show less 1 ...

Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to ...

He put Southern California’s dryness into perspective using charts and maps. In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for ...