The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors requested assistance on Tuesday from state and federal agencies to remove ash sediment and debris left by the recent wildfires from beaches and coastal ...

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

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

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 the Los Angeles Basin.

When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the chemistry at ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have discovered that a special form of charcoal is highly effective at absorbing ...

Renewable energy advocates have long called for building battery complexes to store intermittent solar and wind energy, but a ...

The recent California fire that spewed toxic heavy metals all around a battery storage facility that went up in flames have some leaders wondering whether it's worth the risk.