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Around 38.5 million California residents live in a county that received a failing grade in the Lung Assn.’s annual “State of the Air” report.

LOS ANGELES — Despite tremendous progress in reducing air pollution over the last several decades, 98% of Californians live in communities with unhealthy levels of smog or fine particles, according

Southerners have trouble ruling out the possible. What happens to a man to whom all things seem possible and every course of action open? Nothing of course.... - Walker Percy At long last the time has come to talk about Walker Percy's The Last Gentleman both on its own merits as a great Southern novel and…

These five cities have suffered their worst daily Air Quality Index value sometime during the last four years.

This week, we feature a Pulitzer-winning novel unveiling the insanity of North Korea and a grim exploration of ...

October is fire prevention month, a critical time for fire danger and preparedness. We have tips on what you should know to stay safe. In other news, San Diego would see a significant improvement in air quality if the nation’s trucking fleet goes all electric. Plus, the school choice application window is now open in the San Diego Unified School District.

A new report from the American Lung Association said San Diego stands to reap huge benefits if medium and heavy duty trucks are electrified.

Changing Americas fleet of trucks and buses to run on electricity while, at the same time, changing the nations power grid to renewable fuels could prevent 67,000 premature deaths by

See the latest press releases and statements from the American Lung Association.

Saying they had a “moral obligation,” California regulators could soon ban the sale of diesel big rigs by 2040.