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Central Valley farmworkers still vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, study finds

2013-07-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sacramento Bee: Several years after state politicians focused on reducing farmworker deaths, Central Valley laborers remain vulnerable to heat-related illness, according to a study by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. In the most recent instance, state officials are investigating whether a farmworker's death Tuesday in a watermelon field near Coalinga was related to last week's heat wave. At the urging of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers, state officials enacted permanent...

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