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

Nancy Ward, the head of CalOES, left office on Dec. 30. She had publicly begged FEMA to test for toxic substances after the ...

Federal cleanup crews prepare to clear debris from an Altadena home that was destroyed in the Eaton fire. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that it ...

Army Corps of Engineers Col. Brian Sawser oversees debris removal in the Palisades fire burn zone in Pacific Palisades on April 15. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) New soil testing by the Los ...

For months, federal officials have said post-cleanup soil testing for fire-stricken homes in L.A. was unnecessary. Now, they ...

After oversight reports and media coverage flagged problems with how some cleanup contractors operated, federal agencies ...

BUXTON — In a shift from its prior stance of taking no action at the site, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently agreed to remove a pipe that is allegedly leaking petroleum contaminants onto the ...

Echoing a similar push from the state last month, several area lawmakers have called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reverse its policy against soil testing after the wildfires, arguing ...

The hidden crisis from the devastating wildfires in January affected those who did not lose their homes. However, the onslaught of smoke and ash from the wind-whipped urban fires in the Palisades and ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Thursday, May 8, will be releasing results from the final stage of a soil sampling study from areas around the Eaton and Palisades fire areas. Last ...

BUXTON, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — In a shift from its prior stance of taking no action at the site, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently agreed to remove a pipe that is allegedly leaking ...