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Heat News
- 07/01/2021 Idaho Statesman: Dangerous heat wave continues to broil Idaho. How can farmworkers be protected?
- 07/01/2021 Mitu: Union Calls For Protection For Farmworkers In Washington As State Grapples With Devastating Heat Dome
- 07/01/2021 The Huffington Post: These Are Your Rights At Work When It Is Dangerously Hot
- 07/01/2021 Bristol Herald Courier: Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave
- 07/01/2021 New York Magazine: ‘It’s Just Devastating to See These Conditions’
- 07/01/2021 Modern Farmer: How the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Is Affecting Farmworkers
- 06/30/2021 Natural Resources Defense Council: Monster Heat Wave Harming Health in Pacific Northwest
- 06/30/2021 NPR: Harsh Temperatures In The Pacific Northwest Take A Toll On Farmers’ Crops
- 06/30/2021 Agri-Pulse: Record-breaking heat in Washington affects fruit harvests
- 06/30/2021 Sustainability Times: Climate and crops: Farm worker safety is key to future yields
- 06/30/2021 Santa Barbara News-Press: Farm workers face rising temperatures, limited regulations
- 06/29/2021 NBC News: Union calls for ‘urgent’ farmworker protections during Washington’s record heat
- 06/29/2021 The Washington Post: Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported
- 06/29/2021 Statesman Journal: Farmworker dies in Willamette Valley record heat
- 06/29/2021 Vice: Farmworkers Endure Brutal Conditions During Historic Heat Wave
- 06/29/2021 The Seattle Times: Farmworkers push through hottest temperatures on record in Washington
- 06/29/2021 KIMA CBS 29: What rules are in place to protect farm workers during excessive heat?
- 06/29/2021 KTLA 5: Rolling blackouts hit parts of Pacific Northwest amid record-breaking heat wave
- 06/29/2021 NBC Right Now: United Farm Workers Union aiding WA Farmworkers who are still working In triple-digit heat
- 06/29/2021 The Wenatchee World: Farmworker advocates seek additional Washington protections for outdoor workers
- 06/29/2021 UFW, UFW Fd. urge Gov. Inslee to issue emergency heat protections for farm & outdoor workers amid record heat
- 06/28/2021 Politico: The heat is on, in a bad way
- 06/28/2021 KGW 8: Tracking heat wave impact on Pacific Northwest crops, farm workers
- 06/27/2021 Satestman Journal: OSHA excessive heat rules for farmworkers not yet in place for heat wave
- 06/25/2021 11 Alive: Weather Verify Yes, heat is historically the top weather-related killer in the US