Scientists have discovered a low-cost method to significantly reduce this pollution from hydrogen internal combustion engines by improving the efficiency of their catalytic converters. The researchers ...

Catalytic converter thefts dropped more than 70% in Kansas City, Missouri, from last year. After years of huge increases in thefts, experts say a drop in price for the precious metals, plus ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In a long-awaited moment, a bill that would make it a felony to steal catalytic converters has finally been signed into law, but it seems that after a year of seeing a huge ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTLA) — Newly released data shows catalytic ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

The precious metals found in catalytic converters are drawing less interest from thieves in Ohio. Theft claims for catalytic converters are down this year at State Farm, as the company reported data ...

FRANKFURT. In Germany, there are millions of small firing systems: wood-burning stoves for domestic use in which logs are burned. In the process, a lot of particulate and gaseous pollutants are ...

A Philadelphia towing company has been accused of running an organized criminal enterprise which purchased millions of dollars’ worth of stolen catalytic converters from thieves to sell at a profit, ...

Platinum, a metal that helps craft aesthetically pleasing jewelry, also finds use in a car's exhaust for entirely non-aesthetic reasons. The catalytic converter is required on nearly every car to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog. Bettmann via Getty Images ...