Extreme heat disrupts body functions, raises injury risk, and worsens long-term health. Evidence shows simple protections and regulations can prevent many worker deaths.
Climate Change
KJZZ traces the lives lost to Arizona’s extreme workplace heat — and the growing calls for stronger protections.
An Arizona commission is set to debate new workplace heat rules as pressure grows to better protect outdoor workers.
Proposed Arizona heat rules could standardize protections for workers — but some employers say the requirements may be hard to meet
Arizona workers describe dangerous heat on the job, and why fear of retaliation or lost wages keeps many from speaking up.
Fur seal die-offs in the Bering Sea’s Pribilof Islands are part of a pattern that affects people who depend on the sea for their food, culture and economic well-being
Climate change is projected to make such events more common, but in the so-called "air-conditioned city," those without access to cooled air are most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.
Arizona Democrats are again proposing bills focused on heat safety in workplaces, but face GOP resistance.
Phoenix strengthened its heat ordinance, adding anti-retaliation protections, enforcement authority, and penalties for contractors violating worker safety rules.
Nitrogen pollution from agricultural fertilizer contaminates the water for over 14,000 people in the Salinas Valley.