Chip Jacobs

co-author, 'Smogtown'

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Freelance journalist and co-author of Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles

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Chip Jacobs on KCRW

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new smog rules today.

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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new smog rules today.

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Air pollution is now the single biggest global health hazard, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

WHO Smog Report

Air pollution is now the single biggest global health hazard, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

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Temperatures are on the rise and the inversion layer's returning to Southern California. All that exhaust from all those cars is staying with us.

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Temperatures are on the rise and the inversion layer's returning to Southern California. All that exhaust from all those cars is staying with us.

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