JENKINTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- While some arsenic may have been detected in soil testing in the wake of the SPS industrial fire, officials say there are no "widespread hazards" that have been found.

Red splotches on a map highlight former orchard lands in Yakima, all potential areas where soil still could be contaminated with lead and arsenic from pesticides sprayed around 100 years ago. At an ...

Preliminary soil testing in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires has uncovered isolated pockets of chemical contamination in the Palisades area, prompting calls for further investigation ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- When the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out six months ago, they sent a lot of dangerous chemicals into the air and into the soil. Shortly after, the 7 On Your Side ...

Recent soil testing at Pasadena Unified School Districts schools showed “elevated levels of certain substances” at some sites while many were cleared of harmful toxins as a result of the Eaton fire.

Lead-contaminated soil can have adverse health outcomes, especially for children. Now in its second year, a project offering free soil testing to Lafayette residents is calling on homeowners to submit ...

The Altadena area has a higher percentage of soil samples with lead levels above healthy thresholds than the Pacific Palisades area, months after both communities were ravaged by brush fires. The Los ...

Arsenic has a well-deserved reputation as a poison; in ancient times it was known as the “Poison of Kings and the King of Poisons.” But arsenic, an element found naturally in soil, air, and drinking ...

In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of the soil sampling it conducted in Henry County – amid claims that Evergy and other companies contaminated the ...

LEE TWP. — Residents living on former orchard land in Allegan County’s Lee Township should limit contact with soil that may be contaminated with arsenic, according to state and local officials.