In Los Angeles, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency have started showing up in hazmat suits and digging through all the potential hazardous waste that the wildfires have left behind.
As of July 3, 2023, the process for waste pickup requests transitioned to an online platform: Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA). EHSA is used to submit waste for chemical, biological, ...
The fires have turned some electric car batteries and household items into "unexploded ordnances," says an EPA official tasked with the cleanup Hazmat crews tackle toxic waste left behind by LA's ...