The Threat of Heat in the Fields

MONDAY, AUGUST 12
PROGRAM #10465 12:00 PM PT

The Threat of Heat in the Fields. After record-setting heat across the country, made worse by the climate crisis, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced heat resiliency plans in Arizona. On Farmworker Appreciation Day, Becerra announced new protections for farm workers from Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke. Additionally, federal labor authorities are taking steps toward a federal heat standard that would require employers in the construction, agriculture and other sectors to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace. Secretary Becerra comments on these federal plans. Also, farmer and farm worker advocates discuss how climate change is impacting agriculture production and field workers, and how farmers are changing farming practices to adapt to the climate crisis.

Guests: Xavier Becerra, US Health Secretary, Washington, DC; Emma Torres, Executive Director, Campesinos sin Fronteras, Somerton, AZ; Lucas Benitez, Co-founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL; Angel Garcia, Human Resources Manager, Pacific Tomato Growers, Palmetto, FL.

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