The state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate just twice in more than 70 years. Armies of canvassers hope climate will change that.
The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years.
Where prisons are located, the way they are built, and the health condition of prisoners means deaths will likely increase with climate change, experts say.
Proposition 4 would fund infrastructure to relieve brutally hot days such as those that just scorched Los Angeles.
In response to a Capital & Main investigation, lawmakers say more enforcement and worker education is needed.
As California regulators struggle with short staffing, farmworkers say they are denied shade and water required by law.
Landscapes covered in concrete and asphalt, a lack of greenery and buildings that block air flow can make cities significantly hotter than surrounding areas.