The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today began removing and disposing hazardous waste from properties affected by wildfires in Kula. The EPA will survey, remove, and dispose of hazardous waste ...

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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 ...

Year after year the trucks rolled in, dumping loads of sewage sludge and contaminated dirt at a soil-recycling plant in this tiny desert community. Thousands of deliveries were dutifully recorded in a ...