An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too
An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
Climate
With nearly 1 million homes at risk, Washington is losing the wildfire fight
In Washington state, nearly 1 million homes sit near forests threatened by seasonal wildfires.
Farmworkers forced to put harvest over health during wildfires
As wildfires increasingly become the norm, farmworkers work in hazardous smoke conditions up and down the West Coast, with few breaks and few protections.
Overstretched wildland firefighters risk lung, heart maladies
Wildland firefighters battle increasingly long and hostile fire seasons and often rely on makeshift cloth masks, which can help keep out large debris but offer no protection from small, smoky particles.
Haunted by fire, a community heals together
Despite back-to-back wildfires, Washington’s Methow Valley got no federal disaster mental-health support.
Hidden epidemics: Disasters are driving a mental health crisis
Disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and flooding, are intensifying as climate change accelerates.
Can U.S. health authorities learn from BC’s experience with wildfire smoke?
British Columbia health specialists are ahead of their counterparts in the U.S. when it comes to anticipating sicknesses resulting from wildfire smoke.
Government, employers do little to protect outdoor workers from smoke
Government and employers do little to protect outdoor laborer such as farmworkers, mail carriers and construction crews from the effects of wildfire smoke.