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The American flag stands against the backdrop of a smoggy Los Angeles in 1972. The California Smog Check Program is an attempt to reduce smog in California. The California Smog Check Program requires vehicles that were manufactured in 1976 or later to participate in the biennial (every two years) smog check program in participating counties. [1]
Registers and regulates approximately 36,000 California automotive repair dealers. Licenses Smog Check stations, technicians, and inspectors. Licenses brake and lamp stations and adjusters. Mediates automotive repair complaints, saving California consumers millions of dollars each year in the form of direct refunds, rework, and bill adjustments.
Vehicle emissions inspection station in Wisconsin. Arizona – biennially, in Phoenix and Tucson metro areas only, depending on age and type of vehicle. [28]California – biennially for all vehicles from out-of-state, regardless of age; and all vehicles made after 1975 which are more than six years old in all or some zip codes in 41 out of 58 counties.
As a result, smog started to form in the valleys of Southern California, causing respiratory problems for humans and damaging crops.In the 1960s, Dutch chemist Arie Jan Haagen-Smit identified the air pollutants responsible for the smog: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides emitted from cars and factories through inefficient fuel ...
Drivers with expired car registrations can face a late fee from both the California Highway Patrol and the DMV, ranging from $10 to $100 each, depending on how overdue the payment is.
Southern California air regulators have released a sweeping plan to help reduce smog pollution, but it will fall short of federal requirements.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution.Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency.
The U.S. EPA is planning to reject Southern California's plan to reduce smog, which called for the federal government to take more action. Los Angeles smog woes worsen as U.S. EPA threatens to ...