{"id":3792,"date":"2025-02-14T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3792"},"modified":"2025-10-14T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:04:11","slug":"feds-will-not-test-soil-after-la-fires-cleanup-experts-warn-more-testing-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/feds-will-not-test-soil-after-la-fires-cleanup-experts-warn-more-testing-is-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds will not test soil after LA fires cleanup. Experts warn more testing is needed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>USA TODAY<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>February 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Feds will not test soil after LA fires cleanup. Experts warn more testing is needed.<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will not conduct soil sampling at private properties damaged by the Palisades and Eaton fires, raising concerns about the risks of lingering contaminants and how far hazardous ash has spread across Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The aftermath of the widespread wildfires \u2013 which scorched over 37,000 acres and&nbsp;damaged or destroyed more than 16,000 structures \u2013 has prompted questions about the long-term health impacts of wildfire pollution as communities set their sights on rebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/nation\/2025\/01\/09\/see-the-damage-caused-by-southern-california-wildfires\/77575958007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on USA Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/77701547007-xxx-20250114-cali-fires-mks-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3793\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/77701547007-xxx-20250114-cali-fires-mks-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/77701547007-xxx-20250114-cali-fires-mks-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/77701547007-xxx-20250114-cali-fires-mks-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/77701547007-xxx-20250114-cali-fires-mks-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Megan Smith, USA TODAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--5\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"c-tag-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-tag-list__item t-category c-tag-list__item--green\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/?_practice_area=climate-sustainability\" class=\"c-tag-list__item-link\">Climate &amp; 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