Communities are rebuilding after L.A. fires despite lack of soil testing for toxic substances
Rebuilding in Altadena and Pacific Palisades has begun, despite the lack of official requirements to test soil for heavy ...
FEMA again pushes back on renewed push to test soil after Southern California wildfires
Echoing an earlier request from the state, local lawmakers have renewed a call for FEMA to reconsider its policy not to test ...
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April Turf Tips: Test Your Soil Before You Fertilize
Late March or early April is the final time to fertilize fescue lawns, as they'll start to struggle with the warming temperatures. Fertilizing a cool season lawn in the summer season could cause undue ...
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Neighborhoods Ravaged by CA Wildfires Being Rebuilt Sans Soil Testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s controversial decision to forgo soil testing in communities burned in the Eaton and ...
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Ask the Master Gardener: Why do soil tests?
Soil testing is an essential tool for measuring soil fertility. Representative soil samples that have been properly collected ...
Lawmakers object to wildfire rebuild without toxic soil testing
FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have confirmed they will instead rely on removing a 6-inch layer of topsoil.
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Students’ gender identities, soil testing in wildfire areas
The federal government is planning to investigate the CA Dept. of Education over a state law that says schools cannot require ...
FEMA again pushes back on renewed push to test soil after Eaton, Palisades wildfires
Echoing a similar push from the state last month, several area lawmakers have called on the Federal Emergency Management ...