NEWS stories Back to News Home Residents in Need, Government, Community, Contamination, Fire Response Efram Potelle 10/20/25 Residents in Need, Government, Community, Contamination, Fire Response Efram Potelle 10/20/25 California law on cleaning rental homes after a fire has changed. Here’s how to get help Read More Residents in Need, Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Community, Contamination Efram Potelle 10/17/25 Residents in Need, Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Community, Contamination Efram Potelle 10/17/25 Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stability, finances Read More Government, Residents in Need, Contamination, Insurance Battles, Community Efram Potelle 10/16/25 Government, Residents in Need, Contamination, Insurance Battles, Community Efram Potelle 10/16/25 Newsom signs law clarifying that landlords must clean fire debris Read More Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Nine months after the Eaton fire, ‘moments of wavering, or wanting to give up’ on ever returning Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing Read More Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Renters who sued LA County over lack of Eaton Fire ash cleanup secure settlement Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 Community Organizing Makes It Happen - EFRU’s Jane Potelle & Nicole Maccalla Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 When Is Your HomeSafe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan Denies Smoke Claims Despite Court Ruling Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan continues denying smoke damage claims despite court loss and regulatory action Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 ‘Erin Brockovich’ made this cancer-causing compound famous. Now it’s been found in L.A. fire debris Read More Contamination, Health Effects, EFRU News, Community, Fire Response Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, EFRU News, Community, Fire Response Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Carcinogenic heavy metal found in air samples taken after LA fires. What you need to know Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 8/13/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 8/13/25 Seven months after LA fires, landlords will be ordered to clean smoke-damaged Altadena homes Read More Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 8/11/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 8/11/25 Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know Read More Fire Response, Government, Contamination, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 8/7/25 Fire Response, Government, Contamination, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 8/7/25 Homeowners say the Army Corps and its contractors mishandled L.A. fire debris cleanup Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/29/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/29/25 Eaton Fire residents unite to share toxic testing data Read More Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Community, Contamination, Government Efram Potelle 7/7/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Community, Contamination, Government Efram Potelle 7/7/25 Angry homeowners and a state probe. What went wrong with State Farm’s L.A. fire response Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 7/2/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 7/2/25 A new toxic metal has been found in the air after L.A. fires. No one knows where it’s coming from Read More EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/1/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/1/25 Ten Tips on How to Get Your Smoke Damage Claims Paid--According to Fire Survivors Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Residents in Need, Government, Community, Contamination, Fire Response Efram Potelle 10/20/25 Residents in Need, Government, Community, Contamination, Fire Response Efram Potelle 10/20/25 California law on cleaning rental homes after a fire has changed. Here’s how to get help Read More
Residents in Need, Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Community, Contamination Efram Potelle 10/17/25 Residents in Need, Insurance Battles, Rebuild, Community, Contamination Efram Potelle 10/17/25 Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stability, finances Read More
Government, Residents in Need, Contamination, Insurance Battles, Community Efram Potelle 10/16/25 Government, Residents in Need, Contamination, Insurance Battles, Community Efram Potelle 10/16/25 Newsom signs law clarifying that landlords must clean fire debris Read More
Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Rebuild, Insurance Battles, Contamination, Government, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 9/27/25 Nine months after the Eaton fire, ‘moments of wavering, or wanting to give up’ on ever returning Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 9/19/25 After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing Read More
Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Government, Contamination, Residents in Need, Fire Response Efram Potelle 9/18/25 Renters who sued LA County over lack of Eaton Fire ash cleanup secure settlement Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Community Efram Potelle 9/12/25 Community Organizing Makes It Happen - EFRU’s Jane Potelle & Nicole Maccalla Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/11/25 When Is Your HomeSafe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan Denies Smoke Claims Despite Court Ruling Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Government, Contamination, Rebuild Efram Potelle 9/8/25 California FAIR Plan continues denying smoke damage claims despite court loss and regulatory action Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Fire Response, EFRU News, Community Efram Potelle 8/28/25 ‘Erin Brockovich’ made this cancer-causing compound famous. Now it’s been found in L.A. fire debris Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, EFRU News, Community, Fire Response Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Contamination, Health Effects, EFRU News, Community, Fire Response Efram Potelle 8/28/25 Carcinogenic heavy metal found in air samples taken after LA fires. What you need to know Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 8/13/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 8/13/25 Seven months after LA fires, landlords will be ordered to clean smoke-damaged Altadena homes Read More
Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 8/11/25 Contamination, Health Effects, Government Efram Potelle 8/11/25 Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know Read More
Fire Response, Government, Contamination, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 8/7/25 Fire Response, Government, Contamination, Rebuild, Residents in Need Efram Potelle 8/7/25 Homeowners say the Army Corps and its contractors mishandled L.A. fire debris cleanup Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/29/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Government, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/29/25 Eaton Fire residents unite to share toxic testing data Read More
Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Community, Contamination, Government Efram Potelle 7/7/25 Insurance Battles, Insurance Commissioner, Community, Contamination, Government Efram Potelle 7/7/25 Angry homeowners and a state probe. What went wrong with State Farm’s L.A. fire response Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 7/2/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles, Government Efram Potelle 7/2/25 A new toxic metal has been found in the air after L.A. fires. No one knows where it’s coming from Read More
EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/1/25 EFRU News, Contamination, Health Effects, Insurance Battles Efram Potelle 7/1/25 Ten Tips on How to Get Your Smoke Damage Claims Paid--According to Fire Survivors Read More
