
Let’s Bring Back Siestas in the Extreme Heat
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with record-high temperatures.
Since 1954
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with record-high temperatures.
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Workers and activists implore Governor Greg Abbott to consider the dire need for protections in the record-breaking heat.
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
“My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said Jasmine Granillo, who’s joining the call for OSHA to save workers from the Texas Legislature.
More than a third of the country faced some kind of heat advisory over the weekend.