Published 09/04/2024 12:00:18 p.m.

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more.

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On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library.

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CBS News

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more.

As climate change brings more extreme weather, farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more protections from extreme heat and wildfire smoke.

09/04/2024 9:00:09 a.m.

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News Medical

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more.

On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library.

09/09/2024 11:24:00 a.m.·United States

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Napa Valley Register

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more.

The nation’s top health officer has emerged as one of the Biden administration’s leading voices on climate change, focusing attention on low-income and other marginalized workers, who feel the impacts of extreme weather the most.

09/13/2024 3:00:00 p.m.

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News Talk 94.1/AM 1600

Federal officials tout extreme heat protections, but workers want more

As climate change brings more extreme weather, farmworkers who pick California grapes say they need more protections from extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Source The post Federal officials tout extreme heat protections, but workers want more appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600.

09/04/2024 12:00:18 p.m.

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Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more.

On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library.He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues at the forefront of the climate crisis.“There are still not enough protections for workers that are pickin…

09/05/2024 7:58:06 p.m.

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