Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
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As crews clean up from LA fires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
The blazes that began on Jan. 7 charred thousands of buildings, cars and electronics across the Los Angeles area, creating ...
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Major automaker deploys innovative off-grid solution to aid wildfire recovery in Los Angeles: 'Make a difference'
The chargers will be available for use in Los Angeles through April. Major automaker deploys innovative off-grid solution to ...
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In Los Angeles, burning Teslas add to toxic mix of pollution delaying return of fire evacuees
As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires ... the fire victims’ return to their properties. “A lot of the cars in the evacuation area were lithium batteries,” said Jacqui ...
UPDATE: Air quality alert issued for Los Angeles area Monday
On Sunday at 11:55 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at noon. The alert is for San ...
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Driving away from wildfires can be harrowing. Here’s what to do.
The cars shown in a video had been ... Kaufman said that air pollution can be extra harmful in urban fires like the ones in Los Angeles, where the pollutants are not coming just from burning ...
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Far from the Los Angeles fires, the deadly risks of smoke are intensifying
It kills more people each year than car crashes ... quality index climbed to "dangerous” levels. Los Angeles, in particular, has seen air pollution at levels that could be raising daily ...
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Risks from ash and air pollution remain for people returning after wildfires. Here’s how to stay safe
The burned cars and structures can ... of the Air report for 2024 listed the Los Angeles area as one of the top 10 cities polluted by year-round particle pollution. It’s been No. 1 for ozone ...