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 ...
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EPA, LA County Working On Largest Wildfire Hazardous Waste Cleanup Ever
The EPA is conducting its largest wildfire hazardous waste cleanup operation to date. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
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Can Lee Zeldin’s EPA Handle Its First Test: The Largest Fire Clean-Up in History?
The flames may be out, but the real battle is just beginning. The Los Angeles fires have left a toxic legacy far beyond the ...
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‘Milestone’ phase of wildfire cleanup set to begin; Get ready for lots of trucks, hauling tons of material
Officials say they will begin the second clean-up phase of homes in the burn areas of Pacific Palisades and Altadena. That ...
As wildfire cleanup crews surge to 1,300, concerns about safety grow
One subcontractor has been fined repeatedly by the EPA and the state in recent years for improper handling of hazardous ...
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As crews clean up from LA wildfires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a ...
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Cleaning up toxic waste? LA residents plagued by Exide give advice to LA fire survivors
underscored the danger communities in LA will face as cleanup crews from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin the ...
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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
The deadly wildfire that ravaged Lahaina, Hawaii, in 2023, destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, which took the agency more ...
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The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
The EPA’s hazardous waste cleanup was initially projected to last three months. Earlier this week, President Trump signed a federal directive to shorten the cleanup time to 30 days, prompting ...
Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up
Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted ...