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The Trump Administration has pulled them back.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3648; --source-height: 2052; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/nx-s1-5232008/hawaii-crow-species-maui-rare"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3648x2052+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F97%2F85ffb721405db5f317fd9b3b1e5a%2Fimg-3277.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A crow sits on a branch in an enclosure." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Facing extinction in the wild, Hawaiian crows were brought into captivity to save them. Now, a small group is being released. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> DLNR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> DLNR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/nx-s1-5232008/hawaii-crow-species-maui-rare" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/18\/nx-s1-5232008\/hawaii-crow-species-maui-rare","clickPosition":"2.3"}' >This rare, intelligent species of crow is taking flight in Hawaii again</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/18/nx-s1-5232008/hawaii-crow-species-maui-rare"><time datetime="2025-02-20"><span class="date">February 20, 2025  </span></time>Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. 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Employees at the agency are worried the Trump administration will cut support for their work. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Joe Raedle/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Joe Raedle/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5297183/noaa-national-weather-service-trump" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/15\/nx-s1-5297183\/noaa-national-weather-service-trump","clickPosition":"2.4"}' >Trump officials signal potential changes at NOAA, the weather and climate agency</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/nx-s1-5297183/noaa-national-weather-service-trump"><time datetime="2025-02-15"><span class="date">February 15, 2025  </span></time>Federal workers at the home agency for the National Weather Service are concerned about a potential overhaul by Trump officials focused on cutting government costs.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8640; --source-height: 4859; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/1231104430/in-panama-economic-needs-threaten-to-erase-a-way-of-life"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/13/02_rio-indio_limon_099-2-_wide-c903ad8cbe7ee93281bdb10f52a47bbad01355e0.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Community leader, Digna Benite, calls her village of Limon de Chagres, a land made of love. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Tomas Ayuso/NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Tomas Ayuso/NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510355/considerthis">Consider This from NPR</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/1231104430/in-panama-economic-needs-threaten-to-erase-a-way-of-life" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/13\/1231104430\/in-panama-economic-needs-threaten-to-erase-a-way-of-life","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >In Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/1231104430/in-panama-economic-needs-threaten-to-erase-a-way-of-life"><time datetime="2025-02-13"><span class="date">February 13, 2025  </span></time>Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. 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The power plant is expected to start shutting down before the end of the decade." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Hayden Station, a coal-fired power plant, dominates part of the landscape between Hayden and Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado. 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The US Supreme Court has four decisions left to announce this term, one of which could severely limit the EPA's authority to regulate power plant emissions. A ruling against the EPA, could curtail plans by the administration of President Joe Biden to combat climate change. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> The majority of employees who work at the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were put on administrative leave Thursday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5289331/epa-environmental-justice-office" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/06\/nx-s1-5289331\/epa-environmental-justice-office","clickPosition":"2.12"}' >EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5289331/epa-environmental-justice-office"><time datetime="2025-02-06"><span class="date">February 6, 2025  </span></time>A majority of employees who work in the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights have been put on paid leave effective immediately. They all work on environmental justice issues or on diversity, equity and inclusion.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 720; --source-height: 405; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286701/trump-neil-jacobs-noaa-sharpiegate-misconduct"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+43/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Ffc%2F96e71d224dcfbcdc847ea505987e%2Fgettyimages-1151214678-720.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Neil Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist, is Trump's pick to head NOAA." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Neil Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist, is Trump's pick to head NOAA. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Win McNamee/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Win McNamee/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286701/trump-neil-jacobs-noaa-sharpiegate-misconduct" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/05\/nx-s1-5286701\/trump-neil-jacobs-noaa-sharpiegate-misconduct","clickPosition":"2.13"}' >Trump picks Neil Jacobs to head NOAA, a scientist with 'Sharpiegate' ties</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286701/trump-neil-jacobs-noaa-sharpiegate-misconduct"><time datetime="2025-02-05"><span class="date">February 5, 2025  </span></time>President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to head NOAA. Some former NOAA employees are concerned about Jacobs' scientific integrity after his prior involvement in "Sharpiegate."</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 720; --source-height: 405; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286702/winter-storm-record-high-temperatures-south"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/100/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/100/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-format="png" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/png" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/300/quality/100/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/720x405+0+55/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fdf%2Ff8e690d9470bb76fae5c9e9ffaea%2Fconus-wx12.png" data-format="png" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="This graphic by NOAA shows forecasted wintry weather across parts of the U.S. for the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 5." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> This graphic by NOAA shows forecasted wintry weather across parts of the U.S. for the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 5. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NOAA/Weather.gov </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NOAA/Weather.gov </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/weather">Weather</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286702/winter-storm-record-high-temperatures-south" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/04\/nx-s1-5286702\/winter-storm-record-high-temperatures-south","clickPosition":"2.14"}' >Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5286702/winter-storm-record-high-temperatures-south"><time datetime="2025-02-04"><span class="date">February 4, 2025  </span></time>Parts of the South will see high temperatures while upper parts of the U.S. will see wintry weather.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1688; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5276397/wildfires-and-outdoor-workers"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2F8c%2F41000e5749958d0e5c29d5053373%2Fgettyimages-2194946302.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A farmworker laboring through high winds near a brush fire in Camarillo, CA on Jan.23, 2005. " loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A farmworker laboring through high winds near a brush fire in Camarillo, CA on Jan.23, 2005. Employers in California are legally required to provide N95 respirators to workers when the Air Quality Index reaches 150. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5276397/wildfires-and-outdoor-workers" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"climate","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/31\/nx-s1-5276397\/wildfires-and-outdoor-workers","clickPosition":"2.15"}' >Farmworkers feed the country, but who protects them from wildfire smoke?</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5276397/wildfires-and-outdoor-workers"><time datetime="2025-02-03"><span class="date">February 3, 2025  </span></time>Thousands of farmworkers labored in fields in Ventura County, Calif. in late January in wildfire smoke. 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