The South Coast Air Quality Management District will hold a public hearing Friday on two proposed regulations designed to limit key pollutants that form smog.

If adopted, the rules would phase out the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters in the region.

Officials say the plan is crucial for reducing air pollution and improving public health, while opponents fear higher consumer costs.

Southern California’s air quality regulators are set to vote this week on new rules aimed at phasing out the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters in the region.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, or AQMD, which covers all of Orange County and large swaths of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, is scheduled to vote Friday on two proposed regulations designed

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