Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets ...

Retired trucker Ed Cridland lived in his modest 111-year-old Altadena home from birth until his death. “His life began and ...

Scores of Los Angeles residents have returned to the wildfire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood after officials began ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moved quickly in setting up a site at a Los Angeles County park in Azusa for receiving hazardous debris from the mammoth Eaton fire — without notifying ...

The timeline for clearing toxic debris from wildfire zones has been radically shortened as officials prioritize efforts to rebuild huge swaths of Los Angeles that were leveled this month. The U.S.