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Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers

As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers.

By Liza Gross

A farmworker carries a box of broccoli in a field on Jan. 22, 2021 in Calexico, California. Credit: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Cecelia Rojas, harvesting dinosaur kale, her largest crop. She used to pick strawberries as a farmworker, literally backbreaking work, but can take breathers these days.

Two Farmworkers Come Into Their Own, Escaping Low Pay, Rigid Hours and a High Risk of Covid-19

By Evelyn Nieves

'Essential' but Unprotected, Farmworkers Live in Fear of Covid-19 but Keep Working

By Evelyn Nieves

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