The Los Angeles wildfires left behind hazardous waste and debris. Programs in the Greater Los Angeles Area offer disposal solutions and designated facilities to assist with managing these materials.

On Monday, December 3, the L.A. County Fire Department alongside teams from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will begin ...

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Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis put a stop to the removal of fire debris resulting from the recent deadly wildfires citing potentially toxic substances posing a risk to workers. “To ...

The Environment Agency (EA) has been criticised by an MP for failing to remove "toxic" waste from a site close to a primary school in Greater Manchester.

Under the guidance of the California Department of Toxic Substance Control, trained workers have started clearing properties of hazardous materials in areas impacted by the Borel Fire HAVILAH, Calif. ...

A record-breaking number of people worked to meet the Feb. 25 debris clearance deadline set by the Trump administration after the January fires About one-third of properties damaged in the Eaton and ...

Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, which killed more than 5,000 people. :: December 3, 1984 On December 3, ...