Residents in the Jacobsville neighborhood will soon have the chance to speak directly with federal officials about soil contamination concerns. EPA officials will hold two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A backhoe scrapes 6 inches of dirt at a house on Las Casas Avenue in Pacific Palisades in June. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times ...

If your garden has ever looked “fine” one week and then started twisting, stalling, or producing weirdly bitter harvests the next, it’s easy to blame weather. But a growing number of gardeners are ...

You didn't use up those last few bags of garden soil you ordered for this year's growing season. Whether they're usable later depends on a few crucial factors.

Microplastics in soil can create tiny microbial hotspots, potentially reshaping soil health and the long-term sustainability ...

It’s a number thousands of Palisades and Eaton fire survivors have come to depend on: 80 milligrams of lead in each kilogram of soil. Below this concentration, California has historically deemed yards ...