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Op-ed: The common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future

Environmental Health News

The urgency of cutting emissions and phasing out fossil industries to mitigate climate change has brought the seemingly contentious relationship between labor and environment into sharp focus. The heavy layer of pollution killed 20 people and caused long-term health effects for at least 5,900 people.

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Proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. By the time she arrived, she said, “My brother was swollen up from hands to toes.” “Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.