On Feb. 6, 2020, a week after the World Health Organization declared the global coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency, the first Californian died of COVID-19 in San Jose. The next month, cases ballooned around the San Francisco Bay Area, prompting seven counties to issue shelter-in-place orders. By May, Los Angeles County had emerged as … Continue reading Living Near Active Oil and Gas Wells May Have Increased Risk of Dying from COVID-19