In a remarkable demonstration of federal efficiency and cooperativism, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proud to have completed the largest hazardous materials cleanup in its history—and we did so in record time.
When President Trump issued his Executive Order on January 24, 2025, directing the EPA to complete its hazardous materials mission with such an ambitious timeline, some questioned whether this was even achievable. The unprecedented scale of the two disasters—the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire—suggested a recovery timeline stretching into summer or beyond. Under President Trump’s leadership, we were determined to deliver for the Californians devastated by the wildfires, so we embraced the challenge, rapidly scaling operations to over 1,000 personnel on the ground within a matter of days.
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