Extreme heat kills at least 1,220 people in the U.S. annually. Workers are among that number: 986 died from heat exposure between 1992 and 2022 — an average of 34 deaths each year.
Many of those who have died were construction workers, with 334 dying during that same period.
Between 2011 and 2020, there were around 34,000 work-related heat injuries that resulted in people missing work.
The rule’s protectionscould apply to 36 million workers. That includes people who making deliveries, carrying mail, doing construction, picking vegetables, fixing power lines and landscaping.
The rule would also require employers to assess threats and take protective measures. Impacted companies would need to create a plan to keep workers safe and monitor for high heat conditions.
In times of high heat, employers would need to provide workers with access to water, a break area with cooler temperatures and time to take breaks.
The rule's completion could depend on the November election. The rule may not be finalized by the end of Biden's first (and possibly only) term. It's unlikely that the Trump administration would complete it.
Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change.
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains.
Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers toiling in the fields of a former slave plantation, saying they face “substantial risk of injury or death.” The state immediately appealed the decision.
California officials have approved a first-of-its-kind regulation that will set long-term limits on the amounts of water the state’s urban utilities can use on an annual basis.
After blowing past a $3 trillion market capitalization and briefly becoming the most valuable company in the world last month, Nvidia has lost and regained hundreds of billions of dollars in value in recent days.
The House is slated to vote on legislation including two bills that would block energy efficiency standards for dishwashers and refrigerators respectively.
Tuesday
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold an oversight hearing to examine the General Services Agency's Public Buildings Service.
The House Natural Resources Committee’s Natural Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on three pieces of pending legislation and a discussion draft that would amend the Endangered Species Act.
Wednesday
The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Administrator Michael Regan is scheduled to testify.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Shannon Estenoz's nomination for the No.2 role at the Interior Department
The House Homeland Security Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Permitting Council.
What We're Reading
News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:
As it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity (CNN)
A person is dead after a shootout with park rangers at Yellowstone (NPR)
Big River: Can the Mississippi build America again? (Politico)
In his first major rally since calls for him to drop out reached a fever pitch, President Biden fought back against his critics Friday, forcefully declaring that he is staying in the 2024 race despite calls for him to step aside.
President Biden will participate in a high-stakes interview Friday with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos that the television network is calling a “primetime special” and airing at 8 p.m. Read more
Москва слезам не верит: в ТПП РФ подержали инициативу по защите прав предпринимателей
Певец Дмитрий Камский готовит к релизу новый сингл "Песня Земли"
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
С начала 2024 года 140 тысяч женщин и новорожденных Московского региона получили услуги по родовым сертификатам
Отрытый конкурс красоты и таланта «Одна на миллион»
Заинтересовавший Владимира Путина хит семьи Рыбачевых презентовали на радиостанциях «Газпром-Медиа»
Буравят кожу. Профессор рассказала, как не подцепить паразитов при купании
Продвижение Музыки. Раскрутка Музыки. Продвижение Песни. Раскрутка Песни.
Молодёжь сервисного локомотивного депо «Сольвычегодск» филиала «Северный» ООО «ЛокоТех-Сервис» выиграла дорожный этап интеллектуальной лиги ОАО «РЖД» «Что? Где? Когда?»
Suspect arrested for ‘threatening to kill Trump and his VP pick JD Vance’ in Florida days after assassination attempt
Faculty of International Journalism and Mass Communications Eurasian International University is conducting an additional intake of applicants!
England U20 overpower France to be crowned world champions
Exclusive - Sayantani Ghosh expresses happiness as sets of her show Dahej Daasi shifted close to her home; says 'I've been manifesting this for quite some time now'
"Он очень больной мальчик": диаспора просит отпустить мигранта проломившего голову депутату Госдумы Матвееву.
В городском округе Домодедово проведена агитационно-разъяснительная работа с населением о сохранности имущества.
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
С начала 2024 года 140 тысяч женщин и новорожденных Московского региона получили услуги по родовым сертификатам
Портативный ТСД корпоративного класса Saotron RT-T70
Интервью AppTime с компанией Innova: релиз Gran Saga в России, внутриигровая оплата и «Масленица» в корейской MMO
Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, July 20
According to BioWare, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first entry in the series where "the combat's actually fun" and where characters are "intentionally" the focus of the storytelling, which seems pretty unfair on the first three games
D&D's new 2024 Player's Handbook will have 10 species to choose from including goliaths, and drow will be closer to their Baldur's Gate 3 version
Бизнесмен вакцинировался от суда // Дело об особо крупной растрате рассмотрят в заочном режиме
Представители «Метровагонмаш-Сервиса» посетили СЛД «Москва-Сортировочная» филиала «Московский» компании «ЛокоТех-Сервис» для обмена опытом
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
С начала 2024 года 140 тысяч женщин и новорожденных Московского региона получили услуги по родовым сертификатам
Отрытый конкурс красоты и таланта «Одна на миллион»
Представители «Метровагонмаш-Сервиса» посетили СЛД «Москва-Сортировочная» филиала «Московский» компании «ЛокоТех-Сервис» для обмена опытом
Несколько авиарейсов в Томск задерживаются из-за тумана
Филиал № 4 ОСФР по Москве и Московской области информирует:
С начала 2024 года 140 тысяч женщин и новорожденных Московского региона получили услуги по родовым сертификатам
Отрытый конкурс красоты и таланта «Одна на миллион»
Росгвардейцы обеспечили безопасность во время футбольных матчей в Москве
До конца июля анимационная компания «ЯРКО» проведет еще одно мероприятие в ТРЦ «Ривьера» – развлекательную программу по мотивам мультсериала «Команда МАТЧ» (27 июля).
Спортсменки из Красногорска выиграли «Кубок футбольных мам» в Коломне
Спортивные игры в СЛД "Москва-Сортировочная" филиала "Московский"
