The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined two Oahu nurseries for violations of agricultural worker protection rules. According to the EPA, the state in 2021 conducted inspections at the ...

President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled its long-awaited proposal to protect workers from extreme heat at what might appear to be an appropriate time—amid a record-hot summer with millions of ...

New Lawsuit Claims ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Permian Basin Injection Wells In Florida, Questions Surround the State’s Attempt to Expand Its Role in Everglades Restoration Developer Calls GW Ranch in ...

On November 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of its interim guidance and additional materials to support the regulatory community in implementing the ...

On May 2, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced The Warehouse Worker Protection Act. In the coming weeks a bipartisan House version of the bill is expected to be ...

This summer is on track to being the hottest on record, with 2024 very likely to be the hottest year. Fueled by global warming, extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. This story was produced in collaboration with Civil Eats. In the middle of ...

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