After the LA Wildfire: Lithium Batteries, Ash, and a Messy Rebuild

After the LA Wildfire: Lithium Batteries, Ash, and a Messy Rebuild

In Los Angeles, a second disaster started with the cleanup. Between exploding EV batteries, asbestos dumping, and a bureaucratic tug-of-war over six inches of soil, rebuilding has become its own kind of wildfire — slow, costly, and smoldering with frustration.

Rebuild or Overreach? LA Officials Pitch New Wildfire Authority—Residents Push Back

LOS ANGELES - LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath held a town hall on July 9 to promote the Blue Ribbon Commission and explain the need to establish a new authority to facilitate rebuilding in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.