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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The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new smog rules today.

New Smog Rules

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.

Lessons in LA's Smog

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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