When lithium ion batteries catch fire, the resulting chemical reaction is toxic. Here's how the EPA is safely rendering these rechargeable batteries safe at the Palisades Fire debris staging area.

From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of cleaning up lithium-ion batteries, we spoke with experts about how society grapples with worsening disasters largely fueled ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...

It’s still not clear how much of this material will be collected from the L.A. fires, he said, but compared to Lahaina, the ...

A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.

Request by the Environmental Protection Agency to process hazardous waste from the Palisades fire near Malibu City Hall faces ...

New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...

The city of Los Angeles’ electric and water utility was hit with ... Property owners in the city’s tony Pacific Palisades neighborhood sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...

The batteries are found in electric vehicles, which abounded in some burned neighborhoods, including Pacific Palisades. The ...

Rainfall could send debris from hillsides charred by wildfires rushing down ravines and through drainage ditches into the ...

After the devastating fires in Southern California, the wreckage left behind is posing dangers of its own, some residents say ...