{"id":800,"date":"2026-08-17T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/?p=800"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:02:08","slug":"gristaug14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/es\/gristaug14\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can&#8221; (Grist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-801 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-150052-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-150052-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-150052-768x643.png 768w, https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-150052-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/protectworkersfromheat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-150052.png 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&#8220;July was the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/contiguous-u-s-broke-its-record-for-hottest-month-ever-in-july-noaa-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/contiguous-u-s-broke-its-record-for-hottest-month-ever-in-july-noaa-says\" aria-label=\"hottest month on record - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">hottest month on record<\/a>\u00a0in the United States, with three heat domes \u2014\u00a0slow-moving, high-pressure systems that trap heat and humidity in place \u2014\u00a0afflicting large swaths of the country. The most recent of these contributed to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/psr\/heat#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/psr\/heat#\" aria-label=\"18-day extreme heat warning - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">18-day extreme heat warning<\/a>\u00a0in Phoenix, Arizona, the state\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/weather\/why-phoenixs-extreme-heat-just-wont-quit-blame-the-heat-dome\/75-57e9ca3e-a4ba-494a-ba93-2bb864b9f42f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/weather\/why-phoenixs-extreme-heat-just-wont-quit-blame-the-heat-dome\/75-57e9ca3e-a4ba-494a-ba93-2bb864b9f42f\" aria-label=\"second-longest stretch on record - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">second-longest stretch on record<\/a>. Yet, in the face of these extreme heat events, representatives in Congress last month advanced a bill that would block the nation\u2019s workplace regulator from finalizing a rule to protect workers from heat stress. What gives?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Published Aug 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/extreme-heat\/congress-may-kill-the-federal-heat-rule-before-osha-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Read the full story on Grist<\/b><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;July was the\u00a0hottest month on record\u00a0in the United States, with three heat domes \u2014\u00a0slow-moving, high-pressure systems that trap heat and humidity in place \u2014\u00a0afflicting large swaths of the country. The most recent of these contributed to an\u00a018-day extreme heat warning\u00a0in Phoenix, Arizona, the state\u2019s\u00a0second-longest stretch on record. 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