[Sehefac] Fwd: [CORRECTED LINK] Protecting Workers from Climate Hazards
Ellen Reese
ellenr at ucr.edu
Wed Sep 10 08:49:38 PDT 2025
Dear SEHE faculty and affiliated faculty,
Just forwarding you an announcement about a new policy brief, "Protecting
Workers from Climate Hazards in Southern California's Inland Empire," that
might interest you and/or your students. The report can be found via this
link: https://ielcc.ucr.edu/worker-climate-hazards
See below for more details from the IE Labor & Community Center!
All the best,
Ellen Reese
Professor of Society, Environment & Health Equity
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: IE Labor & Community Center at UCR <ielcc at mcp.ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Subject: [CORRECTED LINK] Protecting Workers from Climate Hazards
To: <ellenr at ucr.edu>
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=6b9fd05ed9&e=a37625eab8>
*NEW POLICY BRIEF *
*Protecting Workers from Climate Hazards in Southern California’s Inland
Empire*
Our region is undergoing *significant environmental changes* that affect
the way we live, work, and play. With projections for more frequent and
intense *heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods*, frontline workers in
Riverside and San Bernardino counties are among the most vulnerable. The
current patchwork of state regulations, local initiatives, and advocacy
efforts provides a foundation. Still, a more robust, proactive, and
equitable policy approach is needed to protect the *health, well-being, and
livelihood of our labor force*.
The Inland Empire Labor & Community Center at UC Riverside
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=cf61c68773&e=a37625eab8>
is committed to addressing critical issues facing working people and their
communities in the Inland Empire and California. Today, we are excited to
release *our first-ever policy brief* *examining how climate-related
hazards are actively harming the physical and mental well-being of the
Inland Empire's labor force*. Drawing on existing research and publicly
available data, this brief identifies *our region’s most vulnerable workers*
and highlights the existing social and economic inequities that
amplify the *workplace
risks to health and safety *associated with extreme heat and air pollution.
*HIGHLIGHTS *
-
*Climate change introduces and exacerbates a wide range of physiological
and mental health risks to workers*, including heat exhaustion, heat
stroke, and respiratory disease.
-
*Outdoor workers are generally more vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change than those in indoor workplaces*, although some indoor workers
lack access to temperature control and clean air. *Over 150,000 workers
in the Inland Empire are in high-risk, climate-vulnerable occupations*,
compared to 1.5 million statewide; nearly 1 in 10 of the high-risk workers
in California are from the Inland Empire. Across the state, *these
workers are disproportionately Black and Latino and earn lower wages*
than other occupations identified as low-risk from climate change impacts.
-
*Staff shortages at the California Division of Occupational Health and
Safety (Cal/OSHA) are undermining the effectiveness of extreme heat and air
quality mitigation policies*. In response, some local jurisdictions have
established strategic partnerships with worker centers, community-based
organizations, and labor unions to train and educate at-risk workers.
*Read more about who these workers are and what life-saving interventions
can be made by clicking the button below. *
CLICK HERE FOR FULL POLICY BRIEF
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=8dcf1796b0&e=a37625eab8>
[image: Website icon]
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=a5dc4ec268&e=a37625eab8>
[image: Instagram icon]
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=5ced8d5ab3&e=a37625eab8>
[image: LinkedIn icon]
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=3a9e9ebcf3&e=a37625eab8>
[image: Logo]
View email in browser
<https://mailchi.mp/mcp/protecting-workers-from-climate-hazards-12929478?e=a37625eab8>
update your preferences
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/profile?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=ead61c5cd5&e=a37625eab8&c=d51c3cf65d>
or unsubscribe
<https://ucr.us21.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=cca7a59dfaa33ae2bb9be1137&id=ead61c5cd5&t=b&e=a37625eab8&c=d51c3cf65d>
--
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ucr.edu/pipermail/sehefac/attachments/20250910/a37d8e44/attachment-0001.htm>
More information about the Sehefac
mailing list