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Detecting smog one backyard at a time, LAPD's vapor-sniffing dogs, local teens make MLB top picks
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Jun 14, 2017
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Detecting smog one backyard at a time, LAPD's vapor-sniffing dogs, local teens make MLB top picks

Program will measure smog per neighborhood, the LAPD police dogs trained to sniff bomb vapors, two local teens were top picks in the MLB draft.

A view of downtown Los Angeles,California is seen on a smoggy afternoon, 02 November 2006. Due to the city's geography making it susceptible to atmospheric inversion as well as the heavy reliance on automobiles as a major source of transportation, the city suffers from air pollution in the form of smog.
A view of downtown Los Angeles,California is seen on a smoggy afternoon, 02 November 2006. Due to the city's geography making it susceptible to atmospheric inversion as well as the heavy reliance on automobiles as a major source of transportation, the city suffers from air pollution in the form of smog.
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Program will measure smog per neighborhood, the LAPD police dogs trained to sniff bomb vapors, two local teens were top picks in the MLB draft. 

Listen 6:34
Congresswoman Sanchez was at a practice some miles away this morning. She says she was out on the field doing drills when she got the news.
Listen 6:11
UCR has received funding from NASA to install smog detection devices. The University is now accepting volunteers from those who want the machines in their backyards.
Listen 4:36
To meet ambitious clean air goals, the ports of L.A. and Long Beach are proposing to overhaul their truck fleets for a second time. But this time they have to win back the trust of skeptical drivers.
Listen 6:44
Water tunnels created in Northern California would remake how SoCal gets its fresh water. Officials will decide in September whether to give the plan a green light.
Listen 9:59
We visit Nellie, an adorable dog with a serious job to do. Nellie is a police dog trained to sniff out vapors emitted by explosives.
Listen 10:24
The Major League Baseball draft was held this week, and the top picks were both from California: Royce Lewis from Aliso Viejo and Hunter Greene from Sherman Oaks.