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A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.
Regulators are again fining the health care giant for inadequate investment in mental health care.
In the face of death and disease, global health workers struggle to keep hope alive.
Thanks to bills that did pass, state will divert money to pay for industry problems: abandoned wells and induced earthquakes.
Stricter enforcement could bring in millions as Olympics approach, housing advocates counter.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra says attacks on the Affordable Care Act underscore the urgency of creating state-run health insurance.
In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state’s petrochemical industry.
The state has spent $225,000 in staff time fighting Targa over emission infractions, some that the company reported itself.
To activists, the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti echo two controversial killings in San Diego under Rodney Scott’s watch.
U.S. immigration agents involved in three shootings since June have been recorded or accused of using derogatory language about women or people of color.
Fear of aggressive deportation raids is deterring foreign visitors, leading to a reduction in hours for workers and lost revenue.
Watching from the sky, researchers find planet-warming pollutants leaking into the atmosphere are undercounted by at least two times.
Sluggish labor market swells ranks of long-term unemployed, leaving some job seekers frustrated with an ever-shifting hiring landscape.
Powerful photos capture the lives and work of California immigrants whose contributions often go unseen or underappreciated. A selection of images from an exhibition at Los Angeles County libraries shows the range of visual stories on display through March.
When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.
Emergency state support for Planned Parenthood can’t fully offset lost Medicaid dollars, and patients are paying the price.
Lawsuit over Micron’s massive Syracuse project raises concerns about toxic risks and alleges a rushed environmental review.
A small clutch of Democratic legislators once again sinks a plan to dramatically reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.
Black Lives Matter leaders recount their arrests last month after a Minnesota anti-ICE protest.