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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Following a record-breaking heat wave, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries issued an emergency heat exposure rule on July 9 to provide increased protection to farmworkers and other outdoor workers.
Fruit harvests in Washington are complicated as temperatures are predicted to peak at 115 degrees this week, a record-breaking high this early in the season.