So-called forever chemicals or PFAS compounds are a growing environmental problem. An innovative approach to treating ...

PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” have contaminated groundwater near military bases, factories, and towns across the ...

Ash rained down and smoke blanketed Los Angeles during the 2025 wildfires, leaving behind a toxic legacy in soil and homes.

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

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

SALINE, MI - Saline’s nearly three-year, $62-million construction project to upgrade its aging wastewater treatment plant recently encountered a $2.3 million problem. The city was informed that low ...

Work to clean up a brownfield site in downtown Port Orchard will resume after the high tides season this winter.

The Pasadena Unified School District tested the soil at all of its schools after the Eaton Fire and the results show nearly half of their campuses have contaminated soil. Testing showed 11 of the 23 ...

Months after fuel from a gas station in Ventura's Pierpont neighborhood leaked into groundwater and the city's sewer system, samples showed contaminated soil and water in several nearby spots. In ...