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New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives

As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives.

By Liza Gross

A Los Angeles County crew member hydrates between repaving a road as temperatures reach 100 degrees and above in August 2023. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
The sun bears down on the Walk of Champions outside Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Scorching Saturdays: The Rising Heat Threat Inside Football Stadiums

By Olivia McMurrey, Lee Hedgepeth

Madrid’s Emergency Medical Service workers transfer a prisoner from Valdemoro prison to Infanta Elena Hospital after he suffered heat stroke amid a heat wave in Spain. Credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

Human-Caused Warming Tripled the Death Toll of European Heat Waves This Summer, New Report Shows

By Bob Berwyn

A road worker drinks water at a construction site in Los Angeles as southern California faces a heatwave on Sept. 4, 2024. Credit: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images

Will the Trump Administration Save Workers from Preventable Overheating Deaths?

By Liza Gross

A construction worker takes a break to wipe his brow while digging a trench amidst a heat wave in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms

By Liza Gross

Paramedics treat a person who fainted in front of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024, as temperatures reached more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health

By Keerti Gopal

Dymond Black sits with a towel over his head in the shade on June 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Emergency Room Visits and 911 Calls for Heat Illness Spike During Texas Heat Wave

By Martha Pskowski, Gina Jiménez

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