smog

Padilla stressed that these rules were largely meant to alleviate lung-aggravating smog, which was a persistent threat where he grew up in Los Angeles.

It’s where the sunshine gets that hazy quality from, saying nothing about the smog.

The day before, the House voted along similar lines to end California’s ability to set emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and to combat smog levels in the state.

������’s more, cars from this era are considered smog-exempt, meaning they don’t require smog checks, saving both the cost and hassle of compliance.

California Senate Bill 712, which would fully exempt collector cars at least 35 model years old from smog check requirements, would “set our progress back decades,” Ruacho said.