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Toxic Firefighting Foam Persists in U.S. Despite Calls for a Ban

by Melba Newsome January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The evidence continues to mount that a widely used firefighting foam may be linked to high rates of cancer among U.S. firefighters. Why is the foam still in firehouses?

Juan Rodrigo Gonzalez Morin, 36, developed an accelerated form of the deadly lung disease silicosis after cutting and grinding artificial stone countertops in the Los Angeles area.
Posted inWorkplace

Ancient Lung Disease Strikes Countertop Cutters in Southern California

by Jim Morris and Leslie Berestein Rojas December 2, 2022December 19, 2022
Posted inCommentary

Workers Keep Dying in Trenches. It’s a Symptom of America’s Tepid Commitment to Worker Safety.

by Jim Morris August 16, 2022August 16, 2022
Posted inWorkplace

Workplace Fatalities Fell Sharply in 2020

by Jim Morris December 16, 2021December 16, 2021
Posted inWorkplace

Pain and Politics: How Congress Killed a Workplace Rule That Could Have Blunted the Opioid Epidemic

by Jim Morris October 1, 2021November 30, 2022
Posted inWorkplace

As Nation Gets Hotter, Efforts to Prevent Worker Heat Deaths Accelerate, But Fixes Aren’t as Simple as They Seem

by Kim Krisberg September 28, 2021April 25, 2022
Posted inWorkplace

Biden Administration Is Adding Worker Protections to Address Extreme Heat

by Columbia Journalism Investigations and NPR September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
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

Texas Workers Are Dying in the Summer Heat, And Companies Aren’t Being Held Accountable

by Columbia Journalism Investigations and The Texas Newsroom September 7, 2021September 19, 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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