OP-ED on SB427: Finally! A bill to protect workers from extreme heat
Finally! A bill to protect workers from extreme heat By Gerardo Velásquez Sunday, April 9, 2023 | 2 a.m. Yes, heat waves can kill. Strolling under a scorching heat of up to 127 degrees is not something we would do on a normal day. Now, imagine having to work for hours under the same circumstances. As […]
Del agua a las abejas, los legisladores de Nevada tratan de salvar la naturaleza
CARSON CITY – A la sombra de los picos nevados de Sierra Nevada, los activistas de conservación y los líderes legislativos demócratas se reunieron frente a la Legislatura de Nevada para comprometerse a proteger el medio ambiente. “Les voy a prometer esto”, dijo el presidente de la Asamblea Steve Yeager, demócrata por Las Vegas, a […]
Nevada bill would protect outdoor workers in extreme heat, wildfire smoke
CARSON CITY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Outdoor workers would have additional safety protections in extreme heat and poor air quality under a new bill introduced in the Nevada legislature this week. Senate Bill 427, sponsored by Senator Edgar Flores, seeks to require employers to enact tighter health and safety protocols when temperatures exceed […]
FOX5: Bill to protect workers from extreme weather introduced
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – A bill hoping to protect workers from extreme weather conditions was introduced into the Nevada State Legislature Monday. The Extreme Weather Working Conditions Bill revises existing occupational safety and health law to include specific programs and training to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the heat. The bill would also […]
TNI: Environmental justice bills pushed as climate issues hit communities disproportionately
Lee esta nota en español Gerardo Velásquez said he is “one of the lucky ones.” He worked in solar panel installation in Las Vegas during the summer and survived a dehydration episode. Now a leader with the progressive advocacy nonprofit Make the Road Nevada, he shared the account Monday afternoon at a press conference in front of […]
KNPR: Nevada legislative committee to decide on climate inequity study
The state legislature’s Natural Resource Committee may decide Wednesday if Nevada will become the third state to conduct a comprehensive study on climate inequity. High school students scored lower on tests in areas with high levels of pollution,” said 15-year-old Haley Elmore. The Natural Resources Committee heard from people like this Chaparral High School student, […]
TNI mention: First Environmental Justice Day at the Legislature backs Outdoor Workers Protection
In the basement of Winnemucca’s historic courthouse, walking distance to the Humboldt River, is a vault containing water records dating back at least a century, when officials started to divide up the roughly 330-mile river that stretches across central Nevada from Wells to Lovelock. Such documents — maps, court decree files and state reports — are […]
RGJ: Legislature proposes excessive heat protections for workers
Extreme temperature significantly affects workforce health during sustained high temperatures, and worker exposure to excessive heat has only increased in the last decade. Construction workers, car dealers, bakers, tire shop employees, delivery workers, trash collectors, and workers in dozens of other industries are at high risk of heat-related hazards in the state, according to the […]
KUNR: NEJC lobby day for Outdoor Workers Protection bill
Environmental justice bills on protecting outdoor workers, water as a constitutional right in Nevada The Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition celebrated its first lobbying day at the state legislature in Carson City on Monday. The group held a press conference about climate change-related bills they’re supporting during the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. Lawmakers, people who work […]
