Radioactive roads? EPA gives Mosaic Co. green light on phosphogypsum road study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greenlit a Mosaic Co. study to use a radioactive waste from fertilizer production as ...
These L.A. homeowners had coverage for fire. But not for the toxins left behind.
Clashes over covering smoke damage have become a growing issue in recent years as wildfires intensify and home insurance ...
Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...
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Oregon lawmakers seek repeal of wildfire hazard maps citing property value insurance concerns
There’s been a bit of controversy since Oregon officials released the wildfire property risk maps which are intended to ...
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About 1,500 truckloads of debris per day to be removed from Eaton Fire area
About 1,500 truckloads per day will haul debris starting Monday from neighborhoods in the Altadena area destroyed by the ...
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.
States Most Impacted by Food Recalls in Recent Years [2025 Edition]
The 2025 edition of Trace One’s report on the states most impacted by food recalls includes the latest data on national ...
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LA County wildfires generated 4.5M tons of waste
KABC reports that the January wildfires in Los Angeles County generated 4.5 million tons of waste, nearly half of the ...
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Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection began rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of acres in ...
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Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Wildfire smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires blankets Los Angeles County. Four wildfires released towering plumes of smoke and soot, some of them seen from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area ...
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Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up
“The ash and debris from the wildfires are fire-damaged materials, which are different from regular household waste, but they do not meet the classification of ‘hazardous waste’ under ...