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

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Why is a Los Angeles-based foundation funding soil testing of 1,200 homes for toxic substances such as lead and arsenic in the Palisades and Altadena fire zones? Because federal agencies overseeing ...

A new report alleges that soil samples following the 2023 fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio were manipulated by the EPA and Norfolk Southern. The whistleblower group Government ...

The city of Oneonta faces delays in the Market Street streetscape improvement project due to water and soil sampling that needs to be done based on potentially contaminated soil that was uncovered at ...

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

Testing for toxic chemicals and heavy metals is available in Los Angeles County from philanthropic groups, researchers, and ...

Discover why you should test your soil in January, with insights from a garden expert. Get ahead of the growing season by ...