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- 04/18/2024 Florida Catholic: New bill disregards farmworker safety
- 04/18/2024 Public Health Institute: Webinar Recording: Developing Effective Protocols to Protect Farmworkers from Heat Illness in Polytunnels
- 04/17/2024 Sun Sentinel: The cruelty of exposing outdoor workers to extreme heat | Editorial
- 04/15/2024 USA Today: Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers
- 04/12/2024 Wisconsin Public Radio: Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer
- 04/12/2024 KPBS: Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer
- 04/12/2024 WUSF: DeSantis’ ban of local heat protections for outdoor workers could result in a ‘public health crisis’
- 04/11/2024 Eater: The Florida Senate Banned Heat Protections for Farmworkers, but a Groundbreaking Partnership Could Provide a Solution
- 04/10/2024 Safety+Health Magazine: Is farmworker dehydration a widespread issue?
- 03/23/2024 Truthout: Florida Blocks Passage of Statewide Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers
- 03/21/2024 Environmental Health News: Florida’s farmworkers face a new challenge as state bans heat protections
- 03/19/2024 North Carolina Health News: Scientists call for using more accurate metrics to gauge extreme heat after farmworker’s death in Nash County
- 03/19/2024 The Washington Post: US farms are increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
- 03/19/2024 With states eliminating heat protections, national regulations are a must
- 03/18/2024 Scientific American: As Extreme Heat and Smoke Threaten U.S. Farmworkers, Federal Health Leaders Evaluate Protections
- 03/14/2024 Florida Phoenix: The Florida Legislature doesn’t care how hot outdoor workers get
- 03/13/2024 Grist: As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
- 03/11/2024 The Apopka Voice: Farmworkers push back on Florida Legislature’s Heat Preemption Bill
- 03/08/2024 The Guardian: Florida passes ‘cruel’ bill curbing water and shade protections for workers
- 03/07/2024 Cleveland.com: Florida could become the latest state to block extreme heat protections for workers
- 03/06/2024 AOL: Florida Senate passes bill blocking local rules protecting workers from heat
- 03/06/2024 NBC News: Florida Senate passes bill blocking local rules protecting workers from heat
- 03/05/2024 BNN: Florida State Senate Votes 28-11 to Strip Local Governments’ Power Over Worker Heat Protections, Imposing Delays Until 2028
- 03/05/2024 WJBC 20: Florida Senate votes to ban heat-related worker protectionsWJBC 20:
- 03/05/2024 Florida Politics: Senate strips wage preemption from heat exposure bill, sends back to House