Across the United States, a crucial piece of emissions equipment has quietly turned into one of the hottest targets for ...

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 converters are integrated into the exhaust systems of cars to convert, or turn, the harmful gasses and pollutants from the engine exhaust system into a less toxic state. Catalytic converters ...

Cars are major greenhouse gas emitters. Every year, vehicles worldwide pump out millions of tons of CO2, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, and a range of other gasses that contribute to global warming ...

When the price of precious metals began tumbling late last summer, so too did demand for stolen catalytic converters, the exhaust-cleaning components that can be cut from a vehicle’s undercarriage in ...