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White House reveals plan to protect workers from extreme temperatures
23/09/2021
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With the climate crisis making extreme heat more frequent and severe, the Biden administration has launched an interagency working group to protect American workers from the increasing danger of heat-related illness in the workplace.

While extreme weather conditions such as floods, hurricanes, and wildfires are the most obvious symptoms of climate change, rising temperatures are considered the US’s leading weather-related killer.