Inside Climate News: Texas Workers Keep Dying in the Heat

Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer worldwide. The International Labour Organization — a UN agency —estimated that more than 2.4 billion workers were exposed to excessive heat globally in 2020. Local and national governments have failed to catch up to the risk, which climate change is worsening. The Austin and Dallas passed ordinances requiring rest breaks for workers within city limits. But in 2023, they were overturned by the Texas House Bill 2127, dubbed the Death Star bill by its opponents. The bill banned city ordinances governing commerce, including any labor protections, and effectively blocked other cities from passing similar protections.... requires safe workplaces but has no national regulations specifying how to protect workers from heat. Read ON.