Florida legislators failed to protect outdoor workers this sessionÂ
SB 762/HB 945Â sought to establish essential workplace safety regulations to prevent heat illness for outdoor workers.
SB 762/HB 945Â sought to establish essential workplace safety regulations to prevent heat illness for outdoor workers.
A bill awaiting signature from Gov. Ron DeSantis would also ban offshore wind energy and relax regulations on natural gas ...
A 2020 survey by Miami-Dade nonprofits found that after housing and security, heat was residents’ most pressing concern.
HB 433 would prohibit local governments from enacting heat exposure requirements for employers and contractors.
Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected.
Florida prisoners experienced 22 more dangerously hot humid days on average in 2020 compared with 1982, a new study found.
FIU recently convened experts in the nation's capital to discuss how climate change is impacting human health.
Senate Bill 1492 and House Bill 433 would stop any city or county from setting standards to protect workers from ...
The website uses public data from leading climate scientists to illustrate problems caused by climate change.
A Florida House committee Thursday approved a measure (HB 321) that would ban the intentional release of balloons.
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