4 ways your workplace encourages 'toxic productivity'—and how to fix it
Workplaces can encourage their employees to overwork and neglect their needs without realizing it. Here's how a workplace may ...
Environmental workers race to clear toxic debris left by LA fires
First there were the fast-moving, devastating fires. Now, amid the ruins of homes burned to the ground in the Los Angeles ...
European court finds Italy violated the right to life of Naples residents living in toxic dump area
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted ...
Altadena and Pacific Palisades are buried under toxic debris. Now what?
Now harmful chemicals, which may include asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, are present in the ash that blankets ...
Organic material can convert toxic heavy metal to harmless form
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have discovered that a special form of charcoal is highly effective at absorbing ...
Los Angeles wildfires: California cities vow to ‘shut down’ EPA’s dumping site for ‘toxic’ waste
Four cities in Southern California are opposing an EPA processing site for "hazardous" waste from Los Angeles County's ...
The L.A. wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...
Could toxic ash from the recent fires get into the ground soil?
With over 16,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the toxic ash produced by those ...
Southern California rain helps firefighters but creates risk of flooding and toxic ash runoff
Rain falling on Southern California is expected to aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy ...