The Illinois EPA and Department of Public Health are urging residents to take precautions because of wildfire smoke coming ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging residents to limit time outdoors over the next 48 hours due to ...

As part of its deregulatory initiative on July 1, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed deleting requirements for ...

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing ...

This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask. I talk venue safety and dramatic substance, or the lack thereof. And ...

A bill pending in the California legislature, Senate Bill 627, has passed out of committee. The legislation, authored by Sen.

The covered face — as deployed in immigration enforcement — has become one of the most contentious visuals of 2025.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, has introduced legislation that would stop ICE officers from using masks and unmarked tactical gear.

Behind the Masks: Who Are the People Rounding Up Immigrants in California? The Presence of Masked Federal Agents Is an Unnerving Part of Life in Southern California This Summer.

Democratic state attorneys general are pushing Congress to pass legislation barring immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identities during enforcement operations. The effort has ...