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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.”
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Inside the rough-and-tumble race to clean up America’s abandoned oil wells
With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam.
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How the shift to electric vehicles is fueling the UAW strike
"The EV transition must be a just transition that ensures auto workers have a place in the new economy.”
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This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.
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In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
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UPS workers win wage increases, AC in new union contract
"This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide."
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Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs
A 1,400-worker strike at a locomotive plant is part of a larger trend of national labor organizing and calls for a just transition.
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340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions
The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution.
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Extreme heat prompts first-ever Amazon delivery driver strike
Keeping drivers safe could require fundamentally changing the company's business model.
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Why the longest coal strike in Alabama history ended with no new contract
As coal declines, miners’ unions are struggling to bargain for better conditions.
