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The families of two workers unable to escape the historic fire accuse the developer and others of disregarding the rights and safety of workers.

New CDC study reveals higher rates of preventable deaths in rural counties, with increases in heart disease and unintentional injury.

Rural Americans are more likely to die early from one of the five leading causes of death than those who live in urban areas, according to new federal data. The report was published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rural Americans were more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, stroke and chronic lower respiratory disease before age 80 compared to urbanites, researchers said.

ADB Funding Indonesia Coal Plants: The report by four NGOs alleges the ADB loan given in 2021 to Indonesia's state power company to fund its ten-year business plan and "promote the use of clean energy" has no clause blocking spending on new coal facilities.

A northern Wisconsin wood processor where a 16-year-old died after an industrial accident in June 2023 was one of 12 employers listed for egregious workplace hazards by a national advocacy group Thursday. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) put Florence Hardwoods on its 2024 “Dirty Dozen” list of “unsafe and reckless employers […] The post Work safety advocates list Wisconsin lumber mill where teen died among ‘unsafe’ employers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.