Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the chemistry at ...

Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...

Two of the family members died. Researchers know that phosphine, also known as PH₃, is the highly toxic gas connected with all these deaths. So, are there ways to prevent more of these deaths moving ...

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Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low" with less than a week of demand available, the operator of the country's largest gas storage site has warned. Plunging temperatures and high ...

“In addition to fine particulate matter, there are potentially other hazardous and carcinogenic organic compounds — gas ... and wear masks to protect themselves from windblown toxic dust ...

Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have added to the mix of toxic materials requiring specialized removal in the wake of the fires, delaying the fire victims ...

The wildfires of the past two weeks will leave Los Angeles with an unprecedented environmental catastrophe that will linger for years, experts say, from the toxic ash settling in backyards and ...

The remaining fires are drawing out an agonizing return for residents, and it will be a months-long process to clean up the toxic ash, hazardous waste and charred debris, state and federal ...

Why are the UK's gas stocks so low? Going into the fall, Britain's gas storage facilities were only a maximum of two-thirds full, compared to Germany and Poland, which had filled their tanks to ...