NEWS stories Back to News Home Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/26/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/26/25 L.A. fire victims say repeated insurance adjuster changes are delaying recovery efforts Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 6/25/25 In landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government, EFRU News Efram Potelle 6/24/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government, EFRU News Efram Potelle 6/24/25 'Unsafe to Inhabit': The Toxic Homes L.A Read More Government, Contamination, Fire Response, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 6/12/25 Government, Contamination, Fire Response, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 6/12/25 Pressure is mounting for soil testing post-fire cleanup. The Newsom administration is downplaying the concerns Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 6/6/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 6/6/25 Are California Insurers Playing “See No Evil” When It Comes to Wildfire Smoke? Read More Community, Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 5/25/25 Community, Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 5/25/25 After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxic Hazards Left Behind Read More Contamination, Government, Health Effects, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/23/25 Contamination, Government, Health Effects, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/23/25 LA County Launches Residential Soil Testing Program in Eaton Fire Area Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/22/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/22/25 Tenants sue Pasadena, LA County for better living standards after Eaton fire Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/17/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/17/25 Altadena and Pacific Palisades are buried under toxic debris. Now what? Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Soil samples from Pasadena schools show lead, other heavy metals. What does that mean? Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 5/16/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Nearly half of Pasadena Unified schools have contaminated soil, district finds Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Elevated levels of 'forever chemicals' found in blood of some firefighters who battled LA wildfires Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Researchers call on Newsom to pay for post-fire soil testing in Los Angeles County Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/9/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/9/25 Final LA County soil sample results show higher lead levels in Eaton Fire area than Palisades Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/8/25 L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 The L.A. wildfires left lead and other toxic material in the soil of burn zones. Here are their health risks Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/4/25 When FEMA failed to test soil for toxic substances after the L.A. fires, The Times had it done. The results were alarming Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 How we tested the soil in Altadena and Pacific Palisades Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Schools Efram Potelle 4/18/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Schools Efram Potelle 4/18/25 Pasadena residents warned of elevated lead levels found in local parks Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/26/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/26/25 L.A. fire victims say repeated insurance adjuster changes are delaying recovery efforts Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Contamination, Health Effects Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 6/25/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 6/25/25 In landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government, EFRU News Efram Potelle 6/24/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government, EFRU News Efram Potelle 6/24/25 'Unsafe to Inhabit': The Toxic Homes L.A Read More
Government, Contamination, Fire Response, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 6/12/25 Government, Contamination, Fire Response, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 6/12/25 Pressure is mounting for soil testing post-fire cleanup. The Newsom administration is downplaying the concerns Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 6/6/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 6/6/25 Are California Insurers Playing “See No Evil” When It Comes to Wildfire Smoke? Read More
Community, Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 5/25/25 Community, Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, Government Efram Potelle 5/25/25 After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxic Hazards Left Behind Read More
Contamination, Government, Health Effects, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/23/25 Contamination, Government, Health Effects, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/23/25 LA County Launches Residential Soil Testing Program in Eaton Fire Area Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/22/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/22/25 Tenants sue Pasadena, LA County for better living standards after Eaton fire Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/17/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/17/25 Altadena and Pacific Palisades are buried under toxic debris. Now what? Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Soil samples from Pasadena schools show lead, other heavy metals. What does that mean? Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 5/16/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 5/16/25 Nearly half of Pasadena Unified schools have contaminated soil, district finds Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Elevated levels of 'forever chemicals' found in blood of some firefighters who battled LA wildfires Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/15/25 Researchers call on Newsom to pay for post-fire soil testing in Los Angeles County Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/9/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/9/25 Final LA County soil sample results show higher lead levels in Eaton Fire area than Palisades Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/8/25 L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 The L.A. wildfires left lead and other toxic material in the soil of burn zones. Here are their health risks Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 5/4/25 When FEMA failed to test soil for toxic substances after the L.A. fires, The Times had it done. The results were alarming Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Fire Response Efram Potelle 5/4/25 How we tested the soil in Altadena and Pacific Palisades Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Schools Efram Potelle 4/18/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Schools Efram Potelle 4/18/25 Pasadena residents warned of elevated lead levels found in local parks Read More
