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 ...

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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has completed its Phase 1 removal of household hazardous materials from properties destroyed or heavily damaged by the Eaton ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The January wildfires in Los Angeles County generated 4.5 million tons of waste, or nearly half of the county's typical annual waste total of 11 million tons, L.A. County Public ...

Phase 1 of hazardous material cleanup efforts have been completed following the destruction of the deadly Eaton Fire, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. The Lario staging ...

Multiple cities in Southern California are vowing to "shut down" a site being used by the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and process hazardous waste from the devastating Eaton Fire, saying ...

DUARTE, Calif. — Not far from where Ceci Carroll lives, a rock-mining company has polluted the air with dust across the San Gabriel Valley, she said. Now, as crews clean charred remains from the Los ...

Instead of filling up your local landfill with Christmas trees, find out how you can make the eco-friendly choice to recycle your tree ...