Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, crews remove 3 to 6 more inches of soil and retest. The goals of soil ...

Even some attorneys are alarmed by the swarm of law firms pitching their services to vulnerable victims who have lost homes and loved ones.

As residents continue returning to the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, authorities are urging them to be aware of poential health hazards and wear masks, gloves and other protective gear if they are ...

Mayor Karen Bass announced Saturday evening the checkpoints restricting access to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades will not end Sunday as previously reported with the help of additional state law ...

South Coast AQMD—the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties—covers an area of 10,743 square miles that is ...

As the sun beamed down on Altadena on Saturday, a heartbroken mother was filled with emotion. Evelyn Cathirell visited her home for the first time since it was destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Not only ...