Kaiser Health News – Miranda Green

California Law Banning Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Will Transform Industry

November 23, 2020December 27, 2020Miranda Green

Read this article in The San Francisco Chronicle» A toxic chemical ban signed into law in California will change the composition of cosmetics, shampoos, hair straighteners and other personal care products used by consumers across the country, industry officials and activists say. The ban, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom at the end of September, covers […]

Native Americans Feel Double Pain of COVID and Fires

September 22, 2020December 29, 2020Miranda Green

Around the country, many tribes have full-time fire crews that traditionally aid one another and federal firefighters, sending out teams to help with blazes. But COVID-19 has pushed them to reconsider how much help they can give and receive. (CSKT Division of Fire)