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A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle has so far spilled over to just three farmworkers in the...
Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFarmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of...
New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors
NPR· 52 minutes agoIn the absence of robust federal guidance, individual cities like Phoenix, Ariz., and five states, including Oregon, Washington and Minnesota, have created their own regulations that give outdoor ...
Measure could allow California farmworkers to be paid in event of natural disaster
CBS News· 6 days agoThere's a national push to protect hundreds of thousands of California farmworkers by making sure...
'More at risk than everyone else': Advocates say more needs to be done to protect farmworkers
The Ocala Star-Banner· 3 days agoAmong the safety concerns voiced by advocates: making sure the buses that transport workers have...
‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of Covid missteps
The Lake County Record-Bee· 19 hours ago“We’re flying blind,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University...
2 Tri-Cities companies to pay $470K after farmworkers reported rapes, harassment
The Olympian via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTwo Pasco companies will pay $470,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging multiple rapes and sexual...
Scientists try to solve bird flu mystery: Why there's so much virus in Michigan wastewater
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNewly released wastewater surveillance data suggests Michigan is a national hot spot for the highly...
Charlottesville-based produce company getting USDA grant
CBS19 News Charlottesville· 7 days ago“These awards will largely support small and mid-sized farms to ensure they can hire and retain the workers they need to be competitive in the market, while also lifting up rural communities ...
As Michigan warms up, groups want FEMA to recognize extreme heat as 'major disaster'
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours ago"In recent years," the petition said, "increasing extreme heat events have impacted millions of...