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More than three months after the Eaton Fire swept through Los Angeles County, a hidden threat is emerging from the ash -- ...
Preliminary test results from soil, soil vapor and water samples taken at Mill Valley Middle School indicate a minute health or cancer risk from long-term exposure to a potential contaminant. The test ...
Soil contamination poses escalating risks to ecosystems and public health through persistent pollutants such as heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, lead), emerging ...
Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic, and other metal ...
Two Altadena residents set out to collect testing data for toxic contaminants within the Eaton burn area's standing homes.
Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.
Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to allocate $3 million to help owners of fire-damaged homes test ...
A new report by the feds says cleanup at the Hanford site will take until 2086, with other work needed until 2100.
Los Angeles County will be reallocating $3 million toward additional soil testing in the Eaton fire area. Here’s why.
Environmental assessments underway in Palisades area, following soil testing indicating localized contamination from recent ...
Director Anne Vogel will now head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, a press release from the EPA announced Monday. President Donald Trump appointed Anne Vogel as EPA Region 5 ...