State lawmakers are planning an oversight hearing that will look into how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites — waste contaminated with things such as ...

After some recent intense wildfires in Northern California, scientists tested samples of singed soil and were disturbed by their findings: It was laden with a cancer-causing metal called hexavalent ...

Microplastics are polluting waterways and soils in California and the Legislature is considering actions to curb this trend. Among the many sources contributing to the problem are biosolids. Treatment ...

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