Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar

Lea este artículo en español. For most of July 2019, stifling heat hung over the agricultural fields of California’s Central Valley, as farmworkers like William Salas Jiminez labored under the sun’s searing rays. Temperatures had dipped from 99 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit the last day of the month, when the 56-year-old Puerto Rico native was installing … Continue reading Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar