Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire, gathering street dust to test for lead. Another USC professor, ...

USC researchers traveled through neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire to run lead tests on ash gathered from gutters and sand pulled from playgrounds. What they found: They found a whole lot of ...

It is a tiny but extraordinary microorganism that thrives in toxic environments filled with heavy metals. While most life ...

In January, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine united for a co-headlining arena tour to mark the 20th anniversary of both ...

Biochar, a form of charcoal produced by heating agri waste without oxygen, is being studied as a potential tool for cleaning up chromium ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

Residents describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is ...

After repeated calls for action, the FDA has set a guideline for lead in baby food -- but it is not the end of the fight for ...

Childhood nutrition is much more than a simple question of nutrition. It is the foundation on which our children's future is ...

The alarm certainly sounded long and loud in 2022 when Abbott recalled Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas after an FDA investigation ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that a special type of charcoal, known as biochar, can remove toxic ...

While the rain is a welcome sight, the runoff that will carry toxic ash into the ocean poses a new threat, particularly in ...