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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cal OES Director Nancy Ward, far left, attends a news conference with L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
After some recent intense wildfires in Northern California, scientists tested samples of singed soil and were disturbed by their findings: It was laden with a cancer-causing metal called hexavalent ...
State lawmakers are planning an oversight hearing that will look into how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites — waste contaminated with things such as ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's disaster chief quietly retired in late December amid criticism over the state's indecisive stance on whether soil testing was necessary to protect survivors of the Eaton ...
Cal OES Director Nancy Ward, far left, attends a news conference with L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Gov. Gavin Newsom in February, as work began to remove debris from the Eaton fire in ...