{"id":3991,"date":"2025-08-15T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3991"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:07:32","slug":"how-safe-is-the-soil","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/how-safe-is-the-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"How Safe is the Soil?"},"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>Pasadena Now<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>August 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\">How Safe is the Soil?<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">More than 200 Altadena residents gathered in a meeting room at the Salvation Army Tabernacle Thursday with a mix of worry, exhaustion, and resolve. A Soil Testing Town Hall, organized by the LA Fire Justice law group, drew an array of environmental experts, scientists, and advocates \u2014 including consumer advocate Erin Brockovich \u2014 to confront an unsettling question lingering since January\u2019s devastating fires:&nbsp;What toxins remain in the soil where we live, play, and rebuild?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">In April, federal funds for soil testing were dramatically reduced, forcing the County Board of Supervisors to provide $3 million to pay for soil testing in the Altadena\u00a0burn\u00a0areas.<\/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:\/\/pasadenanow.com\/main\/how-safe-is-the-soil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article on Pasadena Now<\/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=\"740\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/unnamed-46.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3992\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/unnamed-46.jpg 740w, https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/unnamed-46-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo source: Eddie Rivera \/ Pasadena Now<\/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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