Extreme Heat Hits Different Under Climate Change: A Review of Risks and Legal Protections for Agricultural Workers in Canada and the United States

Susanna Klassen; Anelyse M. Weiler; Bethany Hastie

doi:10.1007/s40572-025-00490-x

Extreme Heat Hits Different Under Climate Change: A Review of Risks and Legal Protections for Agricultural Workers in Canada and the United States

Susanna Klassen
, Anelyse M. Weiler
, Bethany Hastie

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

Research output: Review article › peer-review

Original language	English
Article number	25
Journal	Current Environmental Health Reports
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-025-00490-x
Publication status	Published - 2025

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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