Preliminary soil sample testing in the Eaton Fire burn area revealed a high percentage of lead, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. These results, released Thursday, come ...

Residents in the Eaton burn area and downwind can now send in soil samples from their yard to test for lead, a potent neurotoxin that’s especially dangerous for kids, thanks to a new program from the ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday, April 15, unanimously approved reallocating $3 million toward soil testing in the Eaton fire burn area following the results of a county study ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (CNS) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health began a residential soil testing program in neighborhoods near the Eaton Fire to better assess the levels of lead ...

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Raul Estrada’s front yard at his home on the border of Pasadena and Altadena is charming. Against the backdrop of the San Gabriels Mountains, his greenery includes nicely placed succulents and an ...

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 from residential properties: ...

With recent tests showing “unexpectedly” elevated levels of lead in soil near the Eaton fire burn area, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 15, will consider directing $3 million to ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...