On Monday, December 3, the L.A. County Fire Department alongside teams from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will begin ...

The Los Angeles wildfires left behind hazardous waste and debris. Programs in the Greater Los Angeles Area offer disposal solutions and designated facilities to assist with managing these materials.

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East of Houston’s city limits, a battered Interstate 10 bridge soars over a narrow point in the San Jacinto River, slicing across the peninsula that houses two waste pits where toxic sludge was dumped ...

A record-breaking number of people worked to meet the Feb. 25 debris clearance deadline set by the Trump administration after the January fires About one-third of properties damaged in the Eaton and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines household hazardous waste (HHW) as any unwanted household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients. Examples of ...

The 30-day deadline to clear the toxic debris from the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked health concerns in the communities near the burn scars. "For the President to say let's do this fast and let's ...

OROVILLE — Butte County has long been devastated by wildfires and 2024 has brought with it some large-scale destruction. Before the recent Quincy Fire burned 85 acres east of Oroville and the Park ...