Arizona Farmworkers Demand Heat Protection
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Arizonas scorching heat poses grave risks for farmworkers, prompting an emergency phone bank by Agave Community Threads to demand enforceable heat protection rules. Workers share harrowing tales of long walks for limited water and no shade, as a state advisory committee fails to approve a heat standards plan. Local groups report one heat-related death, with advocates pushing for clear triggers for protections before more lives are endangered.
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