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September 2024 There are currently no federal heat related protections for workers and very few state laws protecting workers from these dangerous working conditions More than 500 000 farmworkers could benefit...Administration NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency EPA are essential to better understand how heat and wildfire smoke contribute to farmworker deaths Hazard pay during extreme weather events and...lack of sufficient research and data makes it difficult to pinpoint the true number of farmworkers affected by heat and wildfires or the costs that they face Improved data on where and when wildfire smoke...

additional monthly cost for the average U S family since January 2021 Rank State Food Shelter Energy Overall 1 District of Columbia 187 404 178 1 620 2 Colorado 172 318 147 1 348 3 Utah 167 308 143 1 309 4...

JEC Logo JEC Logo Skip to main content United States Congress Joint Economic Committee About Hearings Annual Reports Democrats Members Publications Press Center Receive Updates Republicans Joint Economic...

JEC Logo JEC Logo Skip to main content United States Congress Joint Economic Committee About Hearings Annual Reports Democrats Members Publications Press Center Receive Updates Republicans Joint Economic...2024 4 hay que aumentar los ingresos para enfrentar Latest News Sep 19 Press Releases NEW FACT SHEET How Latinos Helped Fight Economic Inequality through Labor Sep 18 Press Releases JEC Chairman Heinrich...

JEC Logo JEC Logo Skip to main content United States Congress Joint Economic Committee About Hearings Annual Reports Democrats Members Publications Press Center Receive Updates Republicans Joint Economic...tractor trailers are an important mode of transportation for people and products throughout the United States but they are also among the highest emitters of harmful pollution Though only 1 in 10 on road vehicles...powered HDVs with clean heavy duty electric vehicles HDEVs throughout our transportation systems States like California and New Mexico are already taking bold action by setting strong state level regulations...

an issue brief on how the recently renewed Compacts of Free Association COFAs support U S economic national security and climate goals This formal relationship between the United States and the Marshall...Federated States of Micronesia and Palau increases security and environmental cooperation in the Indo Pacific region while allowing citizens of these countries to live and work in the United States The JEC...interactive map with employment data for April Check out the data for your state here JEC Resources How the Renewed Compacts of Free Association Support U S Economic National Security and Climate Goals State...

will discuss the economic benefits of federal funding for child care and pre K and highlight the way states like New Mexico are moving the needle on providing affordable care for all families The JEC released...Think Tank World The Council of Economic Advisers CEA analyzed the jobs report for March emphasizing how the jobs market has repeatedly beat expectations The CEA also dug into the economics of the administration...equitable child care system The Economic Policy Institute EPI used macroeconomic indicators to demonstrate how economic performance is stronger when Democrats hold the White House The Center for American Progress...

13 million American households that rely on private wells for their drinking water In the United States approximately 30 of the freshwater used for drinking cooking agriculture and other important needs...needs comes from groundwater Groundwater is a life giving resource in every state across the United States which also means threats like drought contamination and overuse threaten the entire nation Recent...overpumping pose an increasing threat to the quality and quantity of groundwater supplies across the United States Given the importance of groundwater to the U S economy and public health it is essential that local...