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News Coverage
- 09/01/2021 Civil Eats: California Eyes Vote-from-Home Rules for Farmworker Union Elections
- 09/01/2021 Cal Matters: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections
- 08/31/2021 Monterey Herald: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections
- 08/27/2021 The Fresno Bee: ‘Exposed to toxic smoke and ash’: Proposed law would increase workplace protections amid wildfires
- 08/25/2021 US News & World Report: As Temperatures Rise, So Do the Health Risks for California’s Farmworkers
- 08/25/2021 Visalia Times Delta: Opinion: Farmworkers deserve democratic protections when forming unions
- 08/23/2021 PEW: Scorching Heat Is Killing Workers. Some States Are Stepping In.
- 08/20/2021 The Fresno Bee: California farmworkers face risks from heat, smoke. Regulations offer little protection
- 08/20/2021 KTVU 2: EPA bans use of pesticide chlorpyrifos linked to health problems in kids
- 08/20/2021 Roll Call: Immigration reform is a perfect fit for budget reconciliation
- 08/18/2021 The New York Times: E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children
- 08/18/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation: U.S. EPA decision will end 90% of U.S. chlorpyrifos use; does not end risks for non-food uses
- 08/18/2021 CBS News: EPA bans pesticide linked to health problems in children
- 08/17/2021 Rolling Stone: Sebastian Perez Did Not Have to Die
- 08/16/2021 CBS News: Population decline in rural areas spotlights severe shortage in farm workers
- 08/12/2021 Bloomberg: Overheated, Underprotected: Climate Change Is Killing U.S. Farmworkers
- 08/10/2021 NBC Right Now: Reminder of Regulations to Protect Farm Workers During Upcoming Heat Wave After Worker’s Death in Yakima
- 08/09/2021 The Seattle Times: The heat is rising and so is the danger to farmworkers. We can do something about it
- 08/06/2021 PBS NewsHour: Farmworkers are dying in extreme heat. Few standards exist to protect them
- 08/04/2021 Earth Justice: EPA Can’t Justify Keeping Chlorpyrifos on Food
- 08/04/2021 The Seattle Times: Heat was contributing factor in July death of Yakima Valley farmworker
- 08/04/2021 Yakima Herald: Heat was contributing factor in July death of Yakima Valley farmworker
- 08/03/2021 Capital & Main: California Farmworkers Still Tending Fields in 114-Degree Heat
- 08/03/2021 PBS News Hour: Worsening wildfires in California’s wine country threaten low-wage farm workers
- 07/31/2021 Statesman Journal: With new protections in place, farmworkers face another heat wave