PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Results from a soil study are showing the significant impacts of decades of industrial contamination at Willamette Cove. The site, on the east side of the river just north of ...

The 145 soil samples were obtained from citrus orchards (26), vineyards (29), and vegetable gardens (90) and range in crop types, 48 of which were from leafy vegetables, 4 from brassicas, 9 from ...

This story, a partnership between the Center for Public Integrity and Grist, is the third in a soil lead-contamination series that began at Grist (read parts one and two). Reporter Yvette Cabrera has ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

As the JH Baxter wood treatment plant prepares to cease operations on Jan. 31, west Eugene residents are waiting for the company to announce its plan to clean up lawns after soil samples revealed ...

Anthony Drouin, residuals management supervisor, collects samples of sludge on June 10. He'll test them for PFAS. Wastewater plants get their sludge tested a few times a year, depending on their size.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii (Island News) – The U.S. Marine Corps is collecting hundreds of soil samples around the Pu'uloa Range Training Facility with the help of scientists and Ewa Beach community members.

LAFAYETTE, La. — If you’re curious to know what’s in your backyard soil, UL Lafayette is currently offering free testing. Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Anna Paltseva founded the Delta ...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority are looking into elevated levels of dioxins, a group of toxic chemical compounds, in soil samples taken around the J.H.

Nalleli Garrido's son Ruben, 2, stands on the porch of his home gazing at the front yard where he rarely played in Santa Ana's Logan Barrio in 2018. (Yvette Cabrera / Center for Public Integrity) This ...