Many Los Angeles residents stricken by loss from the Eaton and Palisades fires are eager to transition to a new phase of recovery: clearing the rubble so they can rebuild.
The project, located east of Tampa, involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic and toxic waste generated by the fertilizer industry.
I think that there are opportunities to deal with this material in a contained environment, in the burn zone, rather than ...
In its fact sheets, the agency explains that toxic waste from the Eaton Fire will be taken to the Irwindale site for processing. From there, it will be transported to another site for safe disposal.
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 ...