The South is ‘the epicenter’ of a new HIV crisis. Medicaid expansion could help.
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Toxic Labor
A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup.
Reporting on workers who rebuild after natural disasters
Reporter María Inés Zamudio visited Fort Myers and New Orleans to interview disaster restoration workers as part of a months-long project, Toxic Labor.
Florida’s anti-immigration law targets disaster relief workers
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Inside an industry fueled by climate change
Who’s responsible for the safety of workers who rebuild American cities after natural disasters? It’s a complicated answer.
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