{"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&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
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News<\/span> | <\/span>Pasadena Now<\/span> | <\/span>August 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

How Safe is the Soil?<\/h1>\n\n\n

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: What toxins remain in the soil where we live, play, and rebuild?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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