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Smog and Sunshine

The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air
  • Ann E. Carlson
2026
University of California Press

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How California’s War on Smog and Its Ambitious Car Pollution Rules Made Everyone’s Air Cleaner

The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. Now Trump is trying to stop it.
by Ann E. Carlson via The Conversation on March 31, 2026
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