East of Houston’s city limits, a battered Interstate 10 bridge soars over a narrow point in the San Jacinto River, slicing across the peninsula that houses two waste pits where toxic sludge was dumped ...

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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 ...

A record-breaking number of people worked to meet the Feb. 25 debris clearance deadline set by the Trump administration after the January fires About one-third of properties damaged in the Eaton and ...

Under the guidance of the California Department of Toxic Substance Control, trained workers have started clearing properties of hazardous materials in areas impacted by the Borel Fire HAVILAH, Calif. ...

The 30-day deadline to clear the toxic debris from the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked health concerns in the communities near the burn scars. "For the President to say let's do this fast and let's ...