{"id":3962,"date":"2025-09-25T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3962"},"modified":"2025-10-16T05:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:06:52","slug":"community-comes-together-for-access-to-free-lead-soil-testing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/community-comes-together-for-access-to-free-lead-soil-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Comes Together for Access to Free Lead Soil Testing"},"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>Department of Angels<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>September 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\">Community Comes Together for Access to Free Lead Soil Testing<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">After the January 2025 fires, many LA County residents are still asking the same urgent question: Is my soil safe? According to the Department of Angels\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deptofangels.org\/news\/six-months-later-recovery-in-crisis\">recent LA Fire Recovery Report<\/a>, the vast majority of residents believe their property has some contamination, but over a third have not been able to access testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">This past weekend, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deptofangels.org\/about\">Department of Angels<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/publicexchange.usc.edu\/la-wildfire-soil-testing\/\">USC\u2019s CLEAN program<\/a> teamed up to help close that gap, hosting a free Community Soil Testing Day and resource fair at Loma Alta Park. Supported by the LA County Department of Public Health, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and a wide network of community partners, the event brought together scientists, public health experts, and community-based organizations in an outdoor setting with food, music, and activities for all ages.<\/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.deptofangels.org\/news\/community-comes-together-for-access-to-free-lead-soil-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on Department of Angels&#8217; website<\/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-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/CopyofDSC06800.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" style=\"border-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/CopyofDSC06800.webp 500w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/CopyofDSC06800-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This should be a short description of the image above that provides a bit more context to what the viewer is seeing.<\/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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