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U.S. is 'flying blind' with bird flu, repeating mistakes of COVID, health experts say
WLRN Miami· 5 hours agoIt’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus...
'More at risk than everyone else': Advocates say more needs to be done to protect farmworkers
The Ocala Star-Banner· 6 days agoAmong the safety concerns voiced by advocates: making sure the buses that transport workers have...
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the...
'Empowering our people': How Arizona's only nonbinary legislator fights for all communities
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoFrom the faces of their great-grandmother and nana, both named Margarita, to their...
2 Tri-Cities companies to pay $470K after farmworkers reported rapes, harassment
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTwo Pasco companies will pay $470,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging multiple rapes and sexual...
Raw milk health risks significantly outweigh any potential benefits—food scientists and...
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoMississippi State University food scientists Juan Silva and Joel Komakech and nutritionist Mandy Conrad explain the difference between pasteurized and raw milk, addressing common misconceptions ...
‘Don’t be afraid to speak up’: Companies to pay $470,000 for failing to protect female farmworkers
KIRO via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe companies failed to protect their workers from abuses and retaliation, violating Washington’s...
Pasco companies pay $470k to settle lawsuit over harassment, rape of female farmworkers
KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities· 7 days agoPASCO, Wash.-Two Pasco based companies will pay out $470,000 to settle claims of sexual abuse and...
Staffing issues still plague the investigative unit at Cal-OSHA, imperiling workers
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoCal-OSHA has been under further scrutiny following a March legislative hearing that resulted in a...
As Michigan warms up, groups want FEMA to recognize extreme heat as 'major disaster'
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"In recent years," the petition said, "increasing extreme heat events have impacted millions of...