ST PAUL, Minn. — If you suspect that your soil is to blame for your yard's poor performance, all you need is a bag of it and a couple of dollars to get a detailed analysis from the University of ...

For months, federal officials have said post-cleanup soil testing for fire-stricken homes in L.A. was unnecessary. Now, they ...

Nancy Ward, the head of CalOES, left office on Dec. 30. She had publicly begged FEMA to test for toxic substances after the ...

Soil is more than just dirt under your feet. It is foundational for homes and healthy lawns and gardens. It’s important. Ensuring it is composed of the right “stuff" is essential for making sure it is ...

To inform those living within and around the Palisades and Eaton Fire zones – a Los Angeles-based organization is leading the effort to sample the soil at more than a thousand properties. The ...

After initially resisting calls, federal regulators will test the soil at 100 properties in the Eaton Fire burn scar.

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...

Experts told USA TODAY that further testing is needed to help communities understand the risks of lingering L.A. wildfire contaminants.

The Oklahoma State University Extension Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory on the OSU campus tests more than 58,000 samples each year to protect Oklahoma’s natural resources and support ...

Will there be toxins beneath the thousands of homes rebuilt from the firestorns that engulfed areas around Altadena and the Pacific Palisades? We may never know. California lawmakers have blasted a ...

The Environmental Protection Agency expects to begin cleaning up soil with high levels of lead and arsenic at Park Crest Elementary School in Garland and in nearby residential areas by the end of ...