Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents ...

It's been nearly two months since the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed thousands of properties, and there are still major ...

Weeks after the Eaton Fire burned through Altadena ... California were curious if there were high levels of lead in the soil. The researchers, who live in the area where the Eaton Fire burned ...

A forest in Sweden was severely burned by an intense wildfire more than four years ago. It still hasn't recovered, thanks in ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire. Burnt soil has obviously lost any mulch that had been present as well as the layer of ...

FEMA is doubling down on its decision to not test soil after cleanup of toxic wildfire ash and debris in Los Angeles County, despite public outrage.

What once was a vegetated hillslope, with leaves and trees to intercept rain and spongy soils to absorb water, is transformed into a barren landscape covered with ash, and burned soil where water ...

The soil surface of recently burned shrublands tends to have much lower infiltration rates than unburned areas, especially if the burn severity is moderate to high, which is common in these fires.

The soil surface of recently burned shrublands tends to have much lower infiltration rates than unburned areas, especially if the burn severity is moderate to high, which is common in these fires.