A new study from the University of Georgia suggests hurricanes may now pose an additional danger to people through heat ...

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For construction contractors, OSHA rule changes anticipated for 2026 represent more than a regulatory update. They point to a broader shift in how jobsite risk must be identified, managed, and ...

WASHINGTON – More than two years after a Dallas postal worker died from heat exposure on the job, letter carriers say the United States Postal Service has yet to take steps required to fully protect ...

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier tries to stay cool under the shade of an umbrella as she walks her route along East Grand Avenue in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (ElÌas Valverde ...

More than two years after a Dallas letter carrier collapsed on his route and later died, local postal workers say they are still walking in triple-digit heat without meaningful, enforceable ...

Carla Gates says her husband Eugene Gates Jr.'s death still hangs over their home and has driven her call for stronger heat protections so other workers are not exposed to a workplace “death trap.” ...

A construction worker takes a break in the sweltering heat. Credit: Texas Tribune / Poguz.P This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that ...

Martin Garduño, of Stripe It Up, works on striping the intersection of West 29th and San Gabriel streets on a hot afternoon in Austin, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Credit: Jay Janner/Austin ...

Eighteen-year-old Danny Nolasco spent the day of July 15, 2024, mixing and hauling buckets of cement at a construction site in stifling heat. The neighborhood of sprawling four- and five-bedroom ...