Catalytic converter thieves prefer raised trucks and the cover of darkness to do their work. A recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization dedicated to ...

Catalytic converter thefts on the rise in Harris County, Texas. Sheriff’s Office urges drivers to take steps to protect their ...

Police in Berkeley are searching for suspects who stole a catalytic converter and pulled a gun on the car's owner.

Cars started using catalytic converters in 1975, after Congress in 1970 created the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, ...

The polarizing Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, with said agency imposing strict emission regulations for gasoline-powered vehicles beginning ...

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Catalytic converters aren’t the most glamorous part of your car – in fact, it’s not even visible unless you crawl under. But catalytic converters, which change engine pollutants into less harmful ...

Emissions and pollution have all but defined the modern era of cars. And since 1975, with the introduction of the Clean Air Act, cleaner burning engines have been priority number one. Yet, while ...

There were 460 cat converter thefts in Berkeley that year, with about 300 in 2024 and about 250 in 2025, according to the ...

A catalytic converter is an integral part of a car’s overall exhaust system. However, while they are normally something a car owner would never think about, thefts of catalytic converters spiked to ...