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Experts are calling on federal regulators to adopt standards protecting outdoor workers from worsening air quality

Experts are calling on federal regulators to adopt standards protecting outdoor workers from worsening air quality.

Smoke inhalation from wildfires is posing a new occupational hazard for people who work outdoors, prompting a push for worker protection

Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.

As wildfire becomes more of an issue due to climate change, some groups are pushing the federal government to adopt more protections for workers.

Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast. Now experts are calling

Experts are calling for federal regulators to implement standards to protect outdoor workers from worsening air quality, such as monitoring air pollution and providing protective equipment if necessary.

Experts are calling on federal regulators to adopt standards protecting outdoor workers from worsening air quality, potentially modeled after the few states that have such standards, including California and Oregon.

Experts are calling on federal regulators to adopt standards protecting outdoor workers from worsening air quality, potentially modeled after the few states that have such standards, including California and Oregon.

While the United Auto Workers union hammers out a new deal with GM and battery manufacturer Ultium Cells, workers are pointing to safety hazards as a key issue in the negotiations.