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 ...

This story, a partnership between the Center for Public Integrity and Grist, is the third in a soil lead-contamination series that began at Grist (read parts one and two). Reporter Yvette Cabrera has ...

A project at at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new approach for identifying hazardous contaminants in soil samples. Described in PNAS, the technique could make it ...

Once the smoke dissipated from the 2021 Marshall Fire, the magnitude of the devastation shocked residents and fire experts around the world. The disaster destroyed more than 1,000 homes, transforming ...

Soil lead expert Sara Perl Egendorf works with residents throughout New York City to protect their health by covering contaminated soil with clean soil. (Ilexis X. Chu-Jacoby) This story by the Center ...

Months after fuel from a gas station in Ventura's Pierpont neighborhood leaked into groundwater and the city's sewer system, samples showed contaminated soil and water in several nearby spots. In ...

New soil sample results from Buffalo's East Side show lead contamination levels three times higher than what the EPA considers safe for everyday contact.

LAFAYETTE, La. — If you’re curious to know what’s in your backyard soil, UL Lafayette is currently offering free testing. Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Anna Paltseva founded the Delta ...

Nalleli Garrido's son Ruben, 2, stands on the porch of his home gazing at the front yard where he rarely played in Santa Ana's Logan Barrio in 2018. (Yvette Cabrera / Center for Public Integrity) This ...