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Heat News
- 09/20/2021 Federal heat standards a ‘positive first step’ but require urgent action
- 09/20/2021 Business Insider: New rules addressing extreme heat could mean better air-conditioning and more breaks for millions of workers
- 09/20/2021 The Hill: Biden administration to develop standard protecting workers from extreme heat
- 09/20/2021 The Washington Post: As climate change warms workplaces, Biden directs safety agency to draft heat rules for workers
- 09/20/2021 The White House: FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat
- 09/18/2021 KTEN ABC 10: High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district
- 09/15/2021 Oxfam America: Scorching heat is killing workers in the US. We need safety standards.
- 09/13/2021 The Fresno Bee: California farmworkers to get new masks under bill on Newsom’s desk. Do they want them?
- 09/13/2021 The Good Men Report: As Temperatures Rise, so Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 09/10/2021 The Bakersfield Californian: Drought has farmworkers dreaming of escape from California’s breadbasket
- 09/08/2021 KQED: Why California Workers Are Still Dying From Heat — Despite Protections
- 09/07/2021 Axios: Latino farmworkers more likely to die from extreme heat
- 09/05/2021 Los Angeles Times: Drought has farmworkers dreaming of escape from California’s breadbasket
- 09/04/2021 OPB News: Devising policy to protect Oregon’s farmworkers from everchanging climate-related risks, COVID
- 09/04/2021 The New York Times: When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous
- 09/03/2021 Naples Daily News: Florida coalition protects farm workers from rising temperatures amid climate change
- 08/30/2021 KLCC FM Public Radio: The Future of Oregon Farm Work: Policies
- 08/29/2021 The Columbian: Other Papers Say: Farmworker protections lag
- 08/27/2021 The Fresno Bee: ‘Exposed to toxic smoke and ash’: Proposed law would increase workplace protections amid wildfires
- 08/25/2021 ABC 30: Lawmakers working to pass Farmworker Wildfire Smoke Protections Act
- 08/25/2021 California News Times: Lawmakers working to pass Farmworker Wildfire Smoke Protections Act
- 08/25/2021 US News & World Report: As Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 08/25/2021 Oregon Natural Resources Report: Protecting farm employees from smoke
- 08/24/2021 Sacramento News and Reviews: As temperatures rise, so do the health risks for California’s farmworkers
- 08/24/2021 The Seattle Times: It shouldn’t take a 100-degree day to trigger heat protections for farmworkers