Eva Marroquin News Today

Handful of states recently approved new regulations but enforcement of heat rules is patchy, labor advocates say.

This summer has been a hot one for labor as strikes and other worker actions have swept the country. At the same time, workers have been toiling in one of the hottest summers ever recorded due to the ongoing climate emergency.

Record-breaking extreme heat in the U.S. is casting renewed attention on how the country manages the risks workers face.

Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.

Outdoor workers express anger and fear of potential repercussions after governor rescinds mandatory breaks amid extreme heat

Eva Marroquin is an outdoor worker who cleans up construction sites in the Austin area, where temperatures have surpassed 100F (38C) every day for weeks. In…

The heat stroke Fernando Arista suffered still weighs heavily on his mind. It took the electrician three days to recover from an episode in the scorching Texas heat that left his muscles limp, his head throbbing and his mind disoriented -- all because he was denied a water break on the job, he said.

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Tex.) refused water for eight hours to raise awareness about the dangerous conditions workers face in heat waves.