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After the LA Wildfire: Lithium Batteries, Ash, and a Messy Rebuild
In Los Angeles, a second disaster started with the cleanup. Between exploding EV batteries, asbestos dumping, and a ...
How to Check Your Soil for Toxic Contamination After a Wildfire
Protect your family and garden after a wildfire. Learn how and where to get your soil tested for lead, arsenic, and other ...
I’m a pulmonologist. This is how I protect myself from wildfire smoke.
I lost my home in the Pacific Palisades fire. Although wildfires have become a part of modern life, you can take steps to ...
Los Angeles Faces "Hazardous" Air Quality Amid July 4th Pollution, California's Largest Wildfire Of 2025
Los Angeles and much of Southern California were met with a regional air quality alert on Saturday, following July 4th ...
A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days
A wildfire sparked by lightning on July 4 on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and ...
Federal contractors improperly dumped wildfire-related asbestos waste at L.A. area landfills
Cleanup crews contracted by the Army Corp of Engineers dumped asbestos-tainted wildfire debris in landfills that they shouldn ...
Pentagon releases 150 National Guard troops from security mission deployment in LA as wildfire threats mount
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the release of California National Guard troops from a federal mission in response to ...
Wildfire destroys historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday.
L.A. Artist Alex Israel Teams With Oliver Peoples for Line of Sunglasses to Support Wildfire Recovery
The limited edition range, modeled by Diplo, Miranda Kerr and Eric Nam, features Oliver Peoples’ Oliver Sun frames with 100 ...
Californians confront man accused of starting fire in Los Angeles
A group of Californians confronted a man who allegedly started a fire at Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, July 13. (Credit: Instagram/dstylemedia) ...
California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California has exploded in size. Dry, hot weather is raising the fire risk for ...