New & Noteworthy Archive | Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers? | October 10, 2022 | USA Today | Featured: Elena Austin

Read more about Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers? | October 10, 2022 | USA Today | Featured: Elena Austin

Central WA farmworkers weigh in on heat protection efforts | August 30, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Read more about Central WA farmworkers weigh in on heat protection efforts | August 30, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Are farmworkers being protected from the heat? Here is what they say | August 22, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Read more about Are farmworkers being protected from the heat? Here is what they say | August 22, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers | August 9, 2022 | Washington Post | Featured: June T. Spector

Read more about As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers | August 9, 2022 | Washington Post | Featured: June T. Spector

‘Disturbing’: Weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples | July 9, 2022 | The Guardian | Featured: Cynthia Curl

Read more about ‘Disturbing’: Weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples | July 9, 2022 | The Guardian | Featured: Cynthia Curl

WA hired a climate epidemiologist — and not a moment too soon | June 3, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Jeremy J Hess, Richard A. Fenske

Read more about WA hired a climate epidemiologist — and not a moment too soon | June 3, 2022 | Crosscut | Featured: Jeremy J Hess, Richard A. Fenske

Keeping forests and people healthy | May 7, 2022 | UW News | Featured: June Spector, Savannah D'Evelyn

Read more about Keeping forests and people healthy | May 7, 2022 | UW News | Featured: June Spector, Savannah D'Evelyn

BIPOC are more vulnerable to pesticides | April 25, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Pablo Palmandez

Read more about BIPOC are more vulnerable to pesticides | April 25, 2022 | Northwest Public Broadcasting | Featured: Pablo Palmandez

As rules are crafted, farmworkers report limited access to breaks, shade on hot days | October 21, 2021 | Salem Statesman-Journal | Featured: Edward Kasner

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2021/10/21/oregon-farmworkers-osha-rules-hot-air-quality-limited-breaks-water/6104768001/

Read more about As rules are crafted, farmworkers report limited access to breaks, shade on hot days | October 21, 2021 | Salem Statesman-Journal | Featured: Edward Kasner

How extreme heat hits our most vulnerable communities the hardest | September 14, 2021 | CNN | Featured: June T. Spector

Read more about How extreme heat hits our most vulnerable communities the hardest | September 14, 2021 | CNN | Featured: June T. Spector