As the climate warms and extreme weather events get more frequent & severe, workers are being exposed to increasingly dangerous heat, diseases, challenges to their mental health, and more. Our new report details why we must act to protect workers’ health: https://on.nrdc.org/3ghvFcp 

The climate crisis is worsening day-to-day weather conditions and extreme events, economically devastating whole communities—especially people of color & low-income people—and outstripping the ability of state & federal agencies to hold employers accountable for unsafe practices.

The dual public health crisis of #COVID19 & climate change further proves the need for more robust health protections. Black people and people of color, who are experiencing the highest death tolls from COVID-19, are more likely to work in essential industries than white people.

To better understand the scope and scale of the dangers climate change poses to occupational health and safety, NRDC scoured government databases, media reports, and the latest peer-reviewed scientific studies relevant to climate change and workers.

We also talked to labor leaders, occupational health and safety experts, and union members who work in various industries about their experiences with climate-related threats to their health. Read their stories: https://on.nrdc.org/2D52sT7  @seiu @aftunion @CWAUnion @bgalliance

Without urgent action, unchecked climate change has the potential to harm workers again and again. Protecting worker health from the impacts of the climate crisis is fully within our grasp—but will only get harder the longer we wait to act.