If you live in a place that requires emissions tests, here’s what to expect. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

When my car failed California’s smog test this year, I wandered from one garage to another trying to determine how to bring it into compliance. After speaking with several automotive experts and ...

Driving a well-maintained, regularly serviced automobile is the best method of passing an emissions check, but what are ya, some kind of square? If you don’t have a newer car, check out the tips below ...

The California Air Resources Board has delayed the first periodic testing deadline for the Clean Truck Check Program to Jan. 1, 2025. However, this does not delay requirements to register and pay fees ...

Smog hangs in the air as the sun sets after a hot day in the Los Angeles Basin on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Federal prosecutors in Sacramento on Thursday unsealed an ...