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Tony Briscoe

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Covers:  Air quality, environmental injustice, climate change.
air quality and environmental health reporter @LATimes | past bylines @ProPublica and @ChicagoTribune | Michigan State alum | email ➡️ tony.briscoe@latimes.com

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Tony Briscoe is an environmental reporter with the Los Angeles Times. His coverage focuses on the intersection of air quality and environmental health. Prior to joining The Times, Briscoe was an investigative reporter for ProPublica in Chicago and an environmental beat reporter at the Chicago Tribune. Briscoe was the recipient of the Peter Lisagor Award for best science and environmental reporting in Chicago in 2019 and 2020. A graduate of Michigan State University, he began his career as a bre…

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Orange County health officials walk back claim that there was ‘no leak' in chemical tank crisis

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By Tony Briscoe 
| Miami Herald
LOS ANGELES - Orange County health officials are walking back a claim that no vapor or fumes were released during a chemical tank crisis at a Garden Grove aerospace company two weeks ago, but state officials maintain that any leak did not pose a major health risk to the public.
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Orange County leaders say previously evacuated area is safe. Experts say risks still linger

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By Tony Briscoe 
| Los Angeles Times
Firefighters used water to cool an overheated chemical tank in Garden Grove over the weekend. The threat of an explosion or spill prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of area residents. Click here to listen to this article This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
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Feds declare Eaton fire was a cleanup success. Their testing shows otherwise

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By Tony Briscoe 
| Los Angeles Times
Federal officials are hailing the Eaton fire cleanup as a success, even as new EPA soil tests show nearly one in five Altadena homes still exceed California's residential lead standard. Unreleased data reviewed by The Times found some properties with lead nearly nine times the state limit, fueling residents' fears.
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