Wildfire survivors across Los Angeles County are discovering that the most dangerous consequence from a wildfire isn’t always visible. Lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals could be hiding deep in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference at Odyssey Charter School as work begins this month to remove debris from the Eaton fire in Altadena. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) Gov. Gavin ...

Gary and other Lake County residents are being asked to help gauge dangerous pollutants after an initial study found contamination at alarming levels. “By participating, you could learn more about ...

After Union Pacific began soil testing at Boyce-Dorian Park in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Kevin Peterburs, the senior manager of environmental remediation at Union Pacific (left), explains the process on ...

In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal ...

Why is a Los Angeles-based foundation funding soil testing of 1,200 homes for toxic substances such as lead and arsenic in the Palisades and Altadena fire zones? Because federal agencies overseeing ...

AND TODAY WE CAN REPORT THE FIRST SAMPLES HAVE COME IN.. S AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK INSIDE THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH LAB.. THAT RECEIVED ITS FIRST WATER SAMPLES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.. THE WATER WILL BE TESTED ...

Farmers in Connecticut can now find out if their farm is contaminated with PFAS, nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not break down naturally. The state’s Agricultural Experiment Station, ...

Los Angeles County will lead “comprehensive” testing of soil in the burn areas, responding to concern of many residents about the potential of toxic materials to be embedded in the ground in the wake ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's chief disaster officer on Wednesday urged the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to reconsider its decision to forgo post-cleanup soil testing for the Los Angeles County ...