Recent wildfires in Los Angeles have not only devastated communities but have also left behind a dangerous legacy—hazardous waste. Burned materials, damaged structures, and chemical residues pose ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

After years of negotiation with college officials and associations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule that would ease the waste-management burden in academe. The rule ...

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.

Beginning the first week of November, the state Department of Toxic Substance Control is expected to begin the first phase of household hazardous waste sweeps for residential properties with damaged ...

KULA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began work to remove and dispose of hazardous waste from properties affected by the wildfires in Kula on Wednesday. This is after ...

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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 ...

OROVILLE — Butte County has long been devastated by wildfires and 2024 has brought with it some large-scale destruction. Before the recent Quincy Fire burned 85 acres east of Oroville and the Park ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that 11 companies have agreed to continue the removal of hazardous wastes from the Bayonne Barrel & Drum site in Newark, N.J., and to reimburse EPA ...

The government classifies human waste as hazardous material (HAZMAT), and failure to handle it properly can lead to expensive violations. Therefore, if you service your own waste systems, the ...

A hazardous waste removal operation from the Astrasol factory in Latsia was completed early Wednesday morning, authorities announced. A total of fourteen tonnes of toxic waste, gathered at the factory ...