LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – People living in the Windsor Park neighborhood of North Las Vegas, which is slowly sinking into the ground, feel left behind. Some of them who’ve lived there for decades made their voices heard in testimony before the Nevada Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development Thursday. “My father bought that home […]
CARSON, NV (KXNV) – Los esfuezos para proteger a los miles de trabajadores que laboran a la interperie cada año continúan. Este lunes, el “Proyecto de Ley de Condiciones de Trabajo de Clima Extremo” se escuchó en el Comité de Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado. SB 427 revisa la ley existente de seguridad y salud ocupacional […]
CARSON, NV (KXNV) – Los esfuezos para proteger a los miles de trabajadores que laboran a la interperie cada año continúan. Este lunes, el “Proyecto de Ley de Condiciones de Trabajo de Clima Extremo” se escuchó en el Comité de Asuntos Gubernamentales del Senado. SB 427 revisa la ley existente de seguridad y salud ocupacional […]
‘The neighborhood is ours’: Neighbors draw line in sand during Nevada Senate testimony. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – People living in the Windsor Park neighborhood of North Las Vegas, which is slowly sinking into the ground, feel left behind. Some of them who’ve lived there for decades made their voices heard in testimony before the Nevada […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
