{"id":407599,"date":"2026-07-22T05:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407599\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T05:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:31:21","slug":"la-county-approves-soil-remediation-for-altadena-houses-that-survived-the-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/407599\/","title":{"rendered":"LA County approves soil remediation for Altadena houses that survived the fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topline:<\/p>\n<p>    Altadena residents with homes that survived the Eaton Fire will soon have a chance at getting their soil cleaned up. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/file.lacounty.gov\/SDSInter\/bos\/supdocs\/218794.pdf?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new remediation program<\/a> focused on lead contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Didn\u2019t this already happen? The federal government previously remediated properties where homes burned, although that thoroughness has been <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2026-05-21\/feds-declare-eaton-fire-cleanup-success-testing-shows-otherwise\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">scrutinized<\/a>. Helen Chavez Garcia, a spokesperson for Supervisor Kathryn Barger, said the county\u2019s new program will be for properties that are still-standing, to help residents facing insurance obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>What we know: The program will use $3 million of state and county funds for administrative and remediation costs. It will prioritize applicants who live with pregnant women or children under 6 years old. These groups face serious health risks with lead exposure.<\/p>\n<p>        Keep up with LAist.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re enjoying this article, you&#8217;ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.  <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next: The program structure is being figured out, but it will be under the L.A. County Development Authority. A cohort of community organizations and researchers are helping design it. That&#8217;s expected to launch this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline: Altadena residents with homes that survived the Eaton Fire will soon have a chance at getting their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5759,4300,48,52,51,5814,47,50,49,149602],"class_list":["post-407599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-altadena","tag-eaton-fire","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-lead","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-soil-remediation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}