The fire last month resulted in a toxic plume that forced residents around the Moss Landing Power Plant facility to ...

Firefighters in southern California are battling the Palisades and Eaton Fires, which have killed at least 25 people, burning a cumulative 37,700 acres and at least 12,000 structures. The plumes of ...

Fires emanating from San Jose’s homeless encampments far outnumber those coming from homes and businesses, leaving nearby ...

After a massive lithium ion battery storage site exploded into flames in Monterey County — spewing toxic gases into the air ...

Toxic smoke from burning properties can pose additional health risks. Firefighters watch water drops on the Palisades fire in Los Angeles' Mandeville Canyon on January 11. Toxic smoke from burning ...

One month after the fires, many renters still can’t move back to their homes because their landlords won’t say when, or if, ...

As residents start returning to neighborhoods ravaged by fire, they are contending with a slew of toxic hazards in the lingering smoke and ash that experts say can cause breathing problems and worse.

“A long-term concern is that a lot of these toxic gases or VOCs [volatile organic compounds] will get into homes and linger for months.” The chemical composition of the smoke and ash in Los ...

“Everything in the households got burned — cars, metal pipes, plastics.” Wildfire smoke is toxic. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, known by the shorthand PM 2 ...

Learn about the lasting impact of wildfire smoke on urban surfaces and human health. Discover how these toxic pollutants ...