Toxic chemicals found in U.S. farmland 02:40. Adam Nordell and his wife Johanna bought Songbird Farm in Maine back in 2014 with the hopes of raising organic produce and a family.

Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated "hot spots" of contamination in the Palisades, according to county officials.

More than 57 billion tons of soil have eroded in the U.S. Midwest. The level of erosion, possibly underestimated by the USDA, may have become unsustainable ...