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Posted inCalifornia Currents

A collision of epidemics: Coronavirus disrupts addiction treatment

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Breanna Dixon doesn’t remember struggling to breathe when she overdosed, but her younger brother Joshua hasn’t forgotten the sound. At first, it sounded like heavy snoring coming from the TV room in the Dixon family home in Fontana, where the siblings were sheltering in place with their parents. It had been a month since the […]

Posted inEnvironment

Oil and babies don’t mix: Wells linked to low birth weight

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters June 4, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents, Environment

New state park? Climate catalyst fund? On hold in Newsom’s coronavirus-afflicted budget

by Julie Cart, CalMatters, Rachel Becker and CALmatters May 15, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

California readies army of coronavirus detectives

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters May 6, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Coronavirus detectives: Here’s how counties try to track everyone exposed

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 24, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

COVID-19: Reopen California? That’s the toughest phase yet, Gov. Newsom says

by Ben Christopher, CalMatters, Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 15, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

COVID-19: Cleaning and reusing hospital masks: Is it safe?

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 9, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Could a blood test for coronavirus antibodies get California back to normal? Lots of questions remain

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 7, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Frustrated Newsom calls on task force to fix coronavirus testing shortfall

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 5, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents, Environment

California poised to sue Trump again to stop another clean car rollback

by Rachel Becker and CALmatters April 2, 2020May 19, 2020

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