In the weeks leading up to Ash Wednesday, the Rev. Edward Yuhas of St. James and St. Katharine Drexel parishes in Washington ...

Gusty winds and air quality concerns. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a windblown dust and ash ...

At a news conference this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that federal cleanup crews began removing debris from several schools damaged by the Eaton fire, hauling toxic ash to the ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

It’s a possibility researchers from the University of Southern California are examining after they previously found elevated levels of lead in fire ... toxic dust. “[Airborne ash] is somewhat ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to allow Calabasas Landfill to accept potentially toxic ...

Typically, the ashes used in the Ash Wednesday service are procured from burning the previous ... “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes signify repentance ...

In the Palisades burn zone, the first home has cleared two phases of the cleanup process. During Phase 1, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency crews remove hazardous materials from properties burned ...