As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America's most toxic sites are uncertain
Residents, environmental advocates and state and federal lawmakers have urged the Environmental Protection Agency to list ...
Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer
Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals ...
California aims to limit pesticide: Central Valley farmworker communities say it's not enough
Farmworker communities are protesting the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's proposal to limit the pesticide 1,3 ...
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Toxic Aftermath: L.A.'s Wildfire Cleanup Sparks Community Outcry
Regardless, residents of Baldwin Park, Azusa, Irwindale, Duarte, and Topanga Canyon have continuously expressed their ...
Feds will not test soil after LA fires cleanup. Experts warn more testing is needed.
Experts told USA TODAY that further testing is needed to help communities understand the risks of lingering L.A. wildfire ...
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Parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles are sinking into the sea — meaning sea-level rise will be even worse
A study led by NASA and NOAA has found that California is sinking in some areas, which means the projected sea level rise for ...
The flavor enhancer MSG inspires a San Francisco play
Monosodium glutamate is at the center of a new show at the San Francisco Playhouse, “ Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play .” ...
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Up to 9 million square feet of warehouses sought for San Jacinto
Up to 9 million square feet of warehouses would be built in San Jacinto on land previously eyed for homes under a plan being studied. The San Jacinto Commerce Center is one of the 10 biggest logistics ...
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Amid cleanup, EPA reassures public over air concerns, as hope emerges in more effective testing
Toxics in the air from urban wildfires may include dioxins, asbestos, and lead. But testing, until recently, for these air ...
A California Battery Plant Burned. Residents Have Gotten Sick, and Anxious.
Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the ...
Concern grows over Palisades Fire toxic waste site by ocean as more rain moves into Southern California
More rain is on the way to SoCal, and residents living near Will Rogers State Beach – which has been chosen as a Palisades Fire toxic waste processing site – are worried the precipitation will ...