LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of Southern California through Dec. 26 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday. It affects all…

LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District Dec. 20 extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Dec. 28 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. It affects…

LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland Dec. 18 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Dec. 25. It affects all those…

Officials have declared an end to the backup of container ships at Southern California ports that lasted for more than two years after shipping delays at the ports caused nationwide supply-chain snarls. The Marine Exchange of Southern California reported cargo ship backups had fallen to zero beginning Nov. 22—a stark difference from one year ago…

LOS ANGELES—The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued violation notices to a flavoring company in City Terrace for causing smelly air and failure to properly permit equipment, it was announced Dec. 9. After South Coast received complaints of artificial sweet, burnt candy-type odors in the region, inspectors traced the smells to Mutual Flavors, a…