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As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke

by The California Newsroom, KQED and KCRW September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

Smoke from Western wildfires poses a much broader threat to human health than to just those forced to evacuate the path of the blazes. Smoke is choking vast swaths of the country, an analysis of satellite imagery, down to the zip code, shows.

Posted inWorkplace

Heat Illness Keeps Overtaking California Firefighters During Training

by Columbia Journalism Investigations, KPCC, LAist and The California Newsroom September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
Posted inWorkplace

Why California Workers Are Still Dying From Heat Despite Protections

by The California Newsroom and Columbia Journalism Investigations August 25, 2021September 19, 2021
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