#environmental-safety

#environmental-safety

The potential shutdown of the Chemical Safety Board poses serious risks, as it would leave communities vulnerable to chemical accidents and weaken investigations into safety standards.

"Up to now, recovery operations were only carried out in the event of imminent danger, if, for example, an undetonated bomb was at risk of exploding."

In the Eaton burn scar, around 27% of soil samples still had lead levels above California's state standards for residential properties, indicating ongoing contamination risks.

An initial walkover survey of the park and review of historical records conducted in 2024 by GSI Environmental and Cabrera Services Inc. found it was unlikely radioactive material was discarded at the Albany Bulb when it was still operating as a public dump.

California has launched a first-in-the-nation program called Spray Days, allowing the public to be alerted before pesticide applications near their homes.

The likelihood of an eruption of Mount Spurr has decreased slightly due to fewer signs of unrest, but it remains at yellow alert because of abnormal activity.