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Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
4 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. “We always expose ourselves to danger out of necessity, whether by fire or disaster, when the weather changes, when it’s hot or cold.” As climate change increases the frequency …

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Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth

Associated Press  

Mily Trevino-Sauceda was 9 when her mother fell as she worked to move irrigation pipes along rows of potato and alfalfa on an Idaho farm. “No matter if you’re, you know, covered from head to toe in like the best ventilated clothing or wearing the hats and all that, or in a T-shirt or anything, it’s going to be hot …

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Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front lines of a warming Earth

LA Times  

Camilo Martin picks blueberries at the Coopertiva Tierra y Libertad farm Friday in Everson, Wash. As Earth this week set and then repeatedly broke unofficial records for average global heat, it served as a reminder of a danger that climate change is making steadily worse for farmworkers and others who labor outside. We just want to survive it.” As Earth …

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A farmworker’s son and a dairy farmer battle to represent the Central Valley in Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

A farmworker’s son and a dairy farmer battle to represent the Central Valley in Congress

LA Times  

As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. When he injured his fingers doing repairs, his father would tell him, “put some duct tape on it and tell me about it later.” Valadao and Salas represent, at least symbolically, two of the largest forces fueling the Central Valley — the farmers …

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Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay
4 years, 4 months ago

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

NPR  

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Thompson / AP Elaine Thompson / AP It's strawberry season in northwest Washington's Skagit Valley. "It's an injustice that's been on the books for a very long time," said Lori Isley, the lawyer who argued on behalf of the workers. "If we establish here in …

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