Martha Pskowski
@psskow.bsky.social
Reporter for Inside Climate News in El Paso, Texas. Reporting on water, oil, gas, borders.
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Texas Workers Keep Dying in the Heat - Inside Climate News
Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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We’re also telling the stories of the Texans fighting for safer working conditions. Union leaders, community organizers and politicians who don’t accept this status quo.
As State Rep. Armando Walle told us, he thinks about these workers every day. After learning their stories, I do too. (4)
As State Rep. Armando Walle told us, he thinks about these workers every day. After learning their stories, I do too. (4)
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re also telling the stories of the Texans fighting for safer working conditions. Union leaders, community organizers and politicians who don’t accept this status quo.
As State Rep. Armando Walle told us, he thinks about these workers every day. After learning their stories, I do too. (4)
As State Rep. Armando Walle told us, he thinks about these workers every day. After learning their stories, I do too. (4)
A father from the Rio Grande Valley who died while drilling an oil well for a multinational company.
A mechanic who perished after working in 105-degree temps at a nursery where workers had to bring their own water and ice. (3)
A mechanic who perished after working in 105-degree temps at a nursery where workers had to bring their own water and ice. (3)
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A father from the Rio Grande Valley who died while drilling an oil well for a multinational company.
A mechanic who perished after working in 105-degree temps at a nursery where workers had to bring their own water and ice. (3)
A mechanic who perished after working in 105-degree temps at a nursery where workers had to bring their own water and ice. (3)
OSHA investigated six workplace deaths from heat exposure in 2024 in Texas, the most recent year for which data is available. We’re sharing their stories.
An 18-year-old who came from Honduras for a better life but died at the construction site of a five-bedroom home outside Austin. (2)
An 18-year-old who came from Honduras for a better life but died at the construction site of a five-bedroom home outside Austin. (2)
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
OSHA investigated six workplace deaths from heat exposure in 2024 in Texas, the most recent year for which data is available. We’re sharing their stories.
An 18-year-old who came from Honduras for a better life but died at the construction site of a five-bedroom home outside Austin. (2)
An 18-year-old who came from Honduras for a better life but died at the construction site of a five-bedroom home outside Austin. (2)
Stay tuned for my actual story.
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Stay tuned for my actual story.
I wrote a paper in college about states of exception and the border and sometimes it hits home how precisely I am seeing that play out. Care about water quality? Too bad, you live on the border!
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I wrote a paper in college about states of exception and the border and sometimes it hits home how precisely I am seeing that play out. Care about water quality? Too bad, you live on the border!