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L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps

May 9, 2025

New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires...

Ravaged Palisades mobile home park now eligible for federal debris removal: ‘It feels hopeful’

May 7, 2025

Residents of the fire-ravaged Tahitian Terrace mobile home park in Pacific Palisades who are facing deep uncertainty about whether their community will be rebuilt — a decision that is...

How we tested the soil in Altadena and Pacific Palisades

May 4, 2025

Over three days in late March, four Los Angeles Times environment reporters and an editor fanned out across the Eaton and Palisades burn scars to collect 40 soil samples...