A makeshift memorial is seen in St. Paul, Ore., July 3, 2021, where Guatemalan-born farmworker Sebastian Francisco Perez died during the heat wave a week earlier while moving field irrigation lines. (CNS/Reuters/Alisha Jucevic)

As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers?

EarthBeat
Jul 30, 2022

Heat-related illness and death are a growing problem in U.S. agriculture, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration still hasn't established national safety guidelines.