Climate Change
Unions ask OSHA to protect workers as extreme heat spreads
July 23, 2018“We attended the funerals of too many California farm workers who needlessly died from extreme heat,” says Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez.
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Trump and the big, bad bugs that could kill millions
July 17, 2018Bad policies and bad pathogens go hand in hand.
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Wildfires blaze across the west, fueled by drought, wind
July 5, 2018There are concerns that 2018's fire season could rival 2017's record-breaking season for devastation.
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U.S. allows Nestlé to keep piping water from drought-ridden California
June 29, 2018California has suffered from years of recurring drought. Large swaths of the south—where the forest is located—remain severely dry.
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Warned 30 years ago, global warming ‘is in our living room’
June 19, 2018Earth is noticeably hotter, the weather stormier and more extreme. Polar regions have lost billions of tons of ice; sea levels have been raised by trillions of gallons of water. Far more wildfires rage.
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