California officials say state data have shown that wildfire contamination can extend deeper than 6 inches, contradicting ...

Five stationary air monitors are expected to be placed around Palisades and Eaton Fire neighborhoods, as crews work to remove ...

FEMA is doubling down on its decision to not test soil after cleanup of toxic wildfire ash and debris in Los Angeles County, ...

County leaders also provided updates on Phase 1 debris removal, which is 80% done and Phase 2 of debris removal, which is now ...

Experts told USA TODAY that further testing is needed to help communities understand the risks of lingering L.A. wildfire ...

But FEMA said last week that it would not order soil testing, a long-standing approach to ensure properties meet California safety standards for toxic chemicals The decision alarmed California ...

With over 16,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the toxic ash produced by those fires could make its way into the soil and into fruits and vegetables ...

Vinyl chloride is a man-made, colorless gas that burns easily and is used to make polyvinyl chloride, a hard plastic.

EPA officials are seeking comments from the community on the proposed plan to remediate the Lane Plating Superfund site in ...

Toxic heavy metals – such as lead – that ... Research has also indicated that lead can linger in the soil and air. "What we found was fairly consistent with what a lot of scientists might ...

A water agency in charge of ground water for 2 million L.A. County residents has several concerns about hazardous waste ...

“Those three metals are toxic,” said Ivano Aiello, a marine geology professor at Moss Landing Marine Labs, who led the soils testing. “They are hazardous to aquatic life. We want to ...