A review of tens of thousands of soil samples from Earth reveals high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These contaminants – arsenic, cadmium, lead, and others – may be invisible to the eye, ...

City plants can have a hard time surviving - but with these five easy steps, urban dwellers can help their greenery thrive.

In 2013, a wildfire tore through Yosemite National Park. Its slow recovery can teach Angelenos what to expect in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires of 2025.

In this look at 10 really risky foods right now, CR shows you how to protect yourself from food poisoning from these foods ...

More than three months after the Eaton Fire swept through Los Angeles County, a hidden threat is emerging from the ash -- ...

A Los Angeles County Department of Public Health study found a higher percentage of parcels that exceeded the California ...

Soil contamination poses escalating risks to ecosystems and public health through persistent pollutants such as heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, lead), emerging ...

Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic, and other metal ...

Two Altadena residents set out to collect testing data for toxic contaminants within the Eaton burn area's standing homes.

Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS.

Microbes in the Gowanus sediment have evolved methods of coping with and even subsisting off of the contamination, according ...