Introduced in 1974 by General Motors, catalytic converters were a byproduct of the 1970 Clean Air Act, which aimed at improving air quality in the U.S. by curbing smog emissions that were choking U.S.

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A New Jersey man is facing years in federal prison after admitting he led a multi-state catalytic converter theft ring that stole thousands of the auto parts and re-sold their extracted metals. Navin ...

All modern internal combustion engines have a catalytic converter, which is a part of the emission system of a car. The catalytic converter essentially prevents harmful gasses from entering into the ...

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Reports of catalytic converter thefts in Fresno dropped by 60% after federal authorities arrested a man who was selling thousands of the stolen car part for a profit of more than $2.5 million. Federal ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- A Valley man has been convicted of selling stolen catalytic converters in a multi-million dollar scheme. Federal prosecutors say 72-year-old George Thomas was running the theft ring ...

Catalytic converters are made of precious metals and are typically expensive to replace because they’re essential parts of cars’ exhaust systems. MarketWatch Guides may receive compensation from ...

Several men involved in a multimillion-dollar catalytic converter theft ring out of Bucks County were sentenced to jail on Monday. The leader of that theft ring, Michael Williams, 52 and the owner of ...

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 ...

Search warrants served at two East Bay locations Tuesday morning resulted in the discovery of hundreds of suspected stolen catalytic converters, which officials believe are tied to an organized ...