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USA: Maryland to Become First East Coast State with Comprehensive Heat Safety Standards

Admire Stewart, a worker at Ellicott Hall on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus, faces heat-related challenges daily. Battling migraines and heat hives from the sweltering conditions in the unairconditioned dormitory, Stewart manages her symptoms while working in high temperatures nearing ninety degrees. A significant breakthrough is on the horizon for worker safety in extreme heat. President Joe Biden…