In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other ...

When lithium ion batteries catch fire, the resulting chemical reaction is toxic. Here's how the EPA is safely rendering these rechargeable batteries safe at the Palisades Fire debris staging area.

The batteries can be found in everything from cars and home alarms to vaping devices. Possible use of a water truck to keep ...

The agency's job is to remove hazardous waste - batteries, propane tanks, paints and pesticides - so the Army Corps of Engineers can then clear out the debris and ash. For the EPA to do its job ...

Despite opposition from foothill communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with its plan to use ...

That includes paints, pesticides, solvents, compressed gas cylinders, ammunition and lithium-ion batteries from electric ... but say hazardous waste is not necessarily harmful as long as safety ...

If you have cabinets full of bug spray, hardening paint, moldering batteries, hypodermic needles, and used motor oil, this one's for you.

Councilwoman Traci Park is pushing back after learning that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to use ...

A number of people brought questions and concerns to the council’s regular meeting about the federal officials’ decision to ...

Items with lithium-ion batteries, like e-cigarettes and vape devices, can be dropped off for free for proper disposal. The Household Hazardous Waste facility at 10300 N. Seamans Gulch Road is open ...

As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a ...