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

Topsoil vs compost… is there even any difference? After all, they’re both brown and muddy and sold in basically the same packages at the garden centre. However, they’re not as similar as you ...

FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have confirmed they will instead rely on removing a 6-inch layer of topsoil.

Topsoil is used to grow 95 percent of our food, and it is disappearing ten times faster than it is being replaced: America’s corn belt has already lost much of its topsoil, threatening ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s controversial decision to forgo soil testing in communities burned in the Eaton and ...

Plants are able to modify their root hydraulics to maintain water status and strategically use soil water, according to a new ...

But beneath the feet of Iowa’s farmers, a crisis is unfolding. The average topsoil depth in Iowa decreased from around 14-18 inches (35-45cm) at the start of the 20th Century to 6-8 inches (15 ...

Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka ...

In light of findings from a recent environmental risk assessment that found levels of lead in topsoil at the John L. Neill Youth Baseball Complex, Falmouth officials have decided to keep all three ...