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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US (apnews.com)

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State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures.

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[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, Iran recently declared a 2 day public holiday due to a dangerous heat wave. It's an interesting contrast of government actions.

It is good to hear about which US states are actually taking any action at all, even if it does seem to be very conservative action at the behest of industry.

AP site is in violation of a bunch of accessibility guidelines though, so here's a mirror: archive.today link alternative

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, Texas banned mandatory water breaks for construction workers, in the middle of one of the most severe heatwaves in the state's hisotry.

I fucking hate this place sometimes.

[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How Texans haven't rioted after the last 3 electricity grid meltdowns is beyond me, as a total foreigner. For all the "don't mess with Texas" rhetoric I hear, it seems like Texas keeps getting messed.

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Our state government is all hat and no cattle.