Preemption bills place chokehold on local governments in Florida
Bills being considered by the Legislature include preemptions of local heat protections and regulation of EV charging stations.
Tag: outdoor workers
Coastal resilience is focus of Tampa conference; vehicle strikes kill 4 Florida panthers in 1 week
The Florida Ocean Alliance submitted a plan to lawmakers to help strengthen resilience and protect the state's coastlines.
Miami-Dade commissioners punt on heat protections; invisible fences aid in Florida ranching, climate research
Commissioners voted 8 to 2 to defer the bill. If it is deferred again in March, it would die and ...
As the planet warms, outdoor workers need new protections from extreme heat
This summer, Miami-Dade shattered previous records with 46 days where the heat index temperatures topped 100 degrees
Hurricane, home improvement aid to be considered in Florida special session; Miami-Dade heat protections set for Tuesday vote
The Legislature will consider providing about $416 million to efforts tied to the hurricane and the My Safe Florida Home ...
How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water.
Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
'We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.'
Heat and humidity kill. To protect outdoor workers, follow the science
As clinicians, we see the effects of planetary warming and we must help our patients survive and thrive.
Miami-Dade was set for a landmark heat-safety law. Don’t let lobbying derail it
The proposal has become so watered down — by lobbyists, apparently — that it won’t do enough to protect people.
Research aimed at aiding flamingo conservation in Florida; lobbyists watering down Miami-Dade’s worker heat protection bill
After plume hunters largely wiped out the American flamingo by the turn of the 18th century, sightings have been rare.
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