Ventilated hard hats, “heat buddies” and electrolyte drinks are just a few of the ways that Curran Young Construction helps ...

As another sweltering Ontario summer approaches, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), frontline workers, and Ontario NDP ...

With rising global temperatures and increasingly frequent heatwaves, outdoor workers have become one of the most vulnerable ...

The Center for American Progress recommends that federal, state, and local policymakers take the following actions to reduce worker injuries, illnesses, and deaths from extreme heat: Accelerate ...

As climate change intensifies extreme heat around the globe, policymakers must take steps to develop heat standards for children and support infrastructure improvements to ensure schools ...

A new report from the CA state insurance department looked at seven extreme heat events in the state from 2013 to 2022 and found they took the lives of several hundred Californians. The events ...

Amid extreme heat, California officials adopted water-saving rules for cities — a decision that sparked debate about whether the measures go far enough. July 9, 2024 Even as the current heatwave ...

Researchers looked for "extreme heat days," which are defined by temperatures that go beyond what's normal in the area 95% of the time. The high temperatures are associated with an increased risk ...

Above-average temperatures will blanket much of the U.S. in the coming weeks. Keep the air conditioners running and the sunscreen handy -- the extreme heat in the U.S. is not going anywhere soon.

The potential heat-related death of a prison inmate in California’s Central Valley this week is focusing renewed attention on conditions within correctional institutions as extreme heat ...

But the agency has not historically responded to extreme heat. Now, a coalition of environmental nonprofits, labor unions, health professionals and environmental justice groups is asking the ...

Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S., with more than 1,220 people succumbing to high temperatures every year. In 2021, more than 2.5 billion hours of labor ...