Fire-Resilient Bioremediation and Landscape Recovery Consortium Purpose This document explains when and how bioremediation may be appropriate for residential properties impacted by urban fire-related soil contamination. It is intended to support informed decision-making. It does not replace professional or regulatory guidance. What Bioremediation Is Bioremediation works with living systems such as plants, fungi, and soil microbes to reduce contamination in place. There are th

Planting native sunflowers is a beautiful and meaningful act. Calling that bioremediation is inaccurate and can be unsafe. Real bioremediation, as shown in Dr. Danielle Stevenson’s research across Los Angeles County, requires testing first, plants plus fungi plus microbes, time, monitoring, and careful handling of contaminated plant material at the end. When we’re honest about that difference, we protect people, land, and trust. And we still get to enjoy the sunflowers.

I’d love to sit here and say, “In 2025, we filtered through the noise so you didn’t have to.” But the noise hit everyone. Fast and loud. Like air rushing past your ears on a roller coaster you didn’t choose to get on.

Lung cancer rates are rising among women who never smoked. New research shows indoor air pollution from gas appliances is a major contributor, especially for families already exposed to wildfire smoke. As our community rebuilds, clean indoor air should be the standard we protect.

Despite gray skies, steady drizzle and ominous evacuation warnings, students from Palisades Charter High School and Santa Monica High School gathered at the entrance of the Santa Monica Pier on Friday afternoon for a youth-led climate strike urging state leaders to advance the Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act.

This Thanksgiving Green Tip reflects on a year of loss, resilience and community strength. Sara G. Marti invites Palisadians to honor the year by choosing one regenerative act — planting natives, supporting neighbors, electrifying homes, reducing waste, or restoring one small corner of the world. Healing our land and community begins with simple, intentional choices.

Resilient Palisades and the Palisadian-Post are partnering to share practical Green Tips for wildfire recovery. This edition highlights why planning for electrification early in the rebuild process saves time, money and stress, drawing on lessons from Boulder County’s Marshall fire and insights shared during our recent webinar with Rewiring America.

Resilient Palisades and the Palisadian-Post continue their Green Tip series with a reflection on community resilience after the January wildfire. Written by Sara G. Marti, this edition looks at how connection, shared purpose and small acts of care became a foundation for rebuilding.

Resilient Palisades has partnered with Rewiring America and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to host “Pacific Palisades: Electrify the Rebuild Webinar” on Friday, October 17, from 12 to 1 p.m. via Zoom. The free community webinar will cover simple, affordable steps toward home electrification—from heat pumps and induction cooking to solar, batteries and rebates. The event also features lessons from Colorado’s Marshall Fire rebuild with Zac Swank from the Boulder Coun