Francie Diep, Author at Pacific Standard

Oregon Considers Ending Coverage of Opioid Painkillers for Chronic Pain

Officials hope to curb overdoses that they think are caused by the overprescription of opioid painkillers to chronic pain patients.

A study shows that people feel differently about "overdose prevention sites" and "safe consumption sites."

The leak, which began in October of 2015, led to the release of an estimated 109,000 metric tons of methane into the atmosphere.

Every similar pre-Trump memo that Pacific Standard found from the last 15 years identified climate science as a top priority.

One idea for a long-term fix: Communities could designate clean air centers where residents can spend time in filtered air for free.

Legal scholars have long argued that Roe protects more than just abortion access.

Wildfires in the state are getting bigger and more costly.

Trump has announced he is nominating meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to direct the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Google began notifying addiction treatment providers last week that they're allowed to buy ads on the search engine's results pages.

Normally trade groups lobby for less government oversight, but not in this case.