Climate Change
New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat
The proposed rule would introduce worker protections as dangerous temperatures become the norm, but several industries and Republican state representatives have voiced opposition.
Farm workers in southern New Mexico get to work hours before dawn during heat waves to harvest chile peppers. Oilfield workers don heavy gear, despite the heat, to drive to remote drilling sites spread across the state’s Permian Basin. Teachers make do in classrooms with failing air conditioning.
New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat