Reyna Lopez, PCUN, Executive Director, reynalopez@pcun.org
Farmworker Death Related to Heat-Illness
Amidst Oregon Heat Wave
while Oregon OSHA fails to adopt emergency rules ahead of the heatwave.
WOODBURN, Ore. As people across the state looked for ways to cool down during the record-breaking heatwave, farmworkers continued to work in the fields despite the unsafe conditions. The failure to adopt emergency rules ahead of the heatwave, as well as wildfire season, by Oregon OSHA has left outdoor workers’ health and livelihood at the discretion of their employers. Unfortunately, the lack of rules has resulted in a work-related heat death of a farmworker on Saturday, June 26th on a farm in St. Paul.
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SALEM â A report from the Oregon Water Futures Project reveals widespread distrust in drinking water among communities of color and a sharp disconnect between communities and policymakers when it comes to water policy.
Oregon Water Futures Project staff began interviewing members of Native, Latinx, Black and migrant communities across the state in 2020, attempting to understand their water resource priorities. Partnering with Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Euvalcree, Unite Oregon, Verde, NAACP Eugene-Springfield, and the Chinook Indian Nation, 104 people across eight counties were able to participate.
According to the report, climate change, aging infrastructure and a lack of investment in clean water has stressed the stateâs water systems, disproportionately risking the health, safety and economy of Oregonâs rural and low-income communities of color.