Farmers bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies
Leasing land for wind turbines or solar panels has brought in revenue that kept many family farms afloat.
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In Immokalee, community groups plant with extreme heat and farmworker neighbors in mind
Cultivate Abundance is part of a network of organizations working to address food disparities here.
More farms are turning to automation amid labor shortages
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Workers need protection from record-breaking heat
As temperatures rise, we need federal standards for water breaks, shade and other basic protections
‘A matter of life and death’ — How disaster response endangers US farmworkers
A new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
The people who feed America are going hungry
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
The cruelty of exposing outdoor workers to extreme heat
House Bill 433 prohibits local governments in Florida from taking steps to protect outdoor workers from heat
Too often left unsaid: the connection between climate change and health
FIU recently convened experts in the nation's capital to discuss how climate change is impacting human health.
New warm-water refuges sought for Florida’s manatees; Polk County is hotbed for solar
Manatees have found shelter in warm-water discharges from power plants that may go offline over the next few decades.
Florida group pushes retailers to protect farmworkers from heat; study considers climate change’s impact on historical sites
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers wants retailers to use their clout with growers to improve working conditions for farmworkers.