United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News Coverage
- 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
- 07/28/2021 Politico: Western heatwave highlights need for better farmworker protections
- 07/26/2021 The Hill: 84 mayors call for immigration to be included in reconciliation
- 07/26/2021 Remembering Richard Chavez on 10th anniversary of his passing (Nov 12, 1929-July 27, 2011)
- 07/22/2021 Sierra Sun Times: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Says It’s Fundamentally Wrong for U.S. to Deem Farmworkers as Essential and Deny Them Legal Protections
- 07/22/2021 The Daily Kos: Padilla: ‘Fundamentally wrong’ to deem undocumented workers essential yet deny them protections
- 07/21/2021 IL Senator Dick Durbin: Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Need For Path To Citizenship For Immigrant Farmworkers
- 07/20/2021 Fresh Fruit Portal: U.S. states struggle with more extreme heat as UFW urges more protections