After asserting for years that firefighters cannot do their jobs while wearing protective masks, the U.S. Forest Service will ...

Changing wind patterns around the cascades are going to impact the amount of wildfire smoke descending into the Puget Sound region on Tuesday. We break down what to expect and how to protect yourself.

The federal government has issued new guidelines to wildland firefighters for the voluntary use of protective masks. The move ...

The federal government will now allow its firefighters to mask up — upending a decades-long policy that had left them exposed to toxic flurries of illness-inducing wildfire smoke. The U.S. Forest ...

The Forest Service is reversing course as it faces growing pressure over workers falling ill with cancer and lung disease.

At the height of the pandemic, the world rightly used more than 100 billion disposable face masks per month. Now the ...

In response to L.A. immigration sweeps, the Legislature passed measures meant to force law enforcement officers to be ...

Officials also want to emphasize taking care of one’s mental health since feelings such as overwhelming anxiety, constant ...

California state lawmakers have passed legislation that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces ...

The winter season has finally set in, and with that, the inevitable cold and flu season has as well. Whether it’s seasonal ...

The CDC predicts a 2025–26 respiratory virus season with similar hospitalizations from COVID-19, flu, and RSV as last year, ...