Southern California residents are protesting the decision to take toxic ash and debris from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires to local landfills. Federal officials counter that the debris can be ...

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about their air and water. By Kate Selig Jesus Jiménez and Mimi Dwyer Kate ...

People who lost their homes are being told it’s safe to return and try to salvage what’s left. But experts believe it’s likely that wildfire waste is teeming with hazardous materials. Among the most ...

Cleaning up from one of the largest wildfire disasters in recent history takes a while. The first phase of the cleanup around Los Angeles involved removing truckloads of hazardous household stuff, ...