Clear warnings can help residents understand their risk and protect themselves, which is especially important for small children and older adults, who are at greater risk of heat illness.
The new commissioner for the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice warned lawmakers Wednesday that an influx of youth sent to juvenile detention facilities could burden an already overtaxed system.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it’s launching a voluntary pilot program to expand testing for dairy farms to gain better insight into the virus.
FRAC’s Salaam Bhatti makes the case for expanding the nation’s largest nutrition program as Republican leaders of the House Agriculture Committee call for deep SNAP cuts through the Farm Bill.
