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Rebuilding is easy: Rethinking is hard

Summary by Big Think

Three months ago, wildfires tore through Los Angeles. Entire neighborhoods were reduced to ash. The process of rebuilding has just begun. It made me think about how we rebuild — and what lessons we carry forward. On a recent trip to London, I spoke with the historian Dr. Simon Thurley about the Great Fire of 1666. What he said stuck with me: “London was liberated overnight.” In the aftermath of catastrophe, leaders faced a choice — restore the o…

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Rebuilding is easy: Rethinking is hard

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Los Angeles Times

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Communities are rebuilding after L.A. fires despite lack of soil testing for toxic substances

Rebuilding in Altadena and Pacific Palisades has begun, despite the lack of official requirements to test soil for heavy metals and other toxic substances.

6 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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NBC LA

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Lead, asbestos keep Eaton Fire victims from returning home

Despite continued cleanup work in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades to remove debris in the aftermath of the January wildfires, many families have not been able to return home largely due to carcinogens and other harmful toxins inside their properties as well as their neighborhoods. More than 50 homes in the Altadena area torched by the Eaton Fire were estimated to have contaminants like lead and asbestos, according to a neighborhood group call…

7 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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