Anna Pope
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first heard Aug 2026
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Oklahoma is one of 23 states without state laws regulating heat safety standards in public and private sectors, relying entirely on the federal government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules.
OSHA has a nationwide recommended standard, but it hasn't been updated in a decade and it's not mandated.
Forrest Bennett is president of the Oklahoma AFL-CIO.
Oklahoma just had its third hottest August on record, is on track to seeing record-setting hot temperatures for September, and remains in a drought.
For NPR News, I'm Anna Pope in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma is one of 23 states without state laws regulating heat safety standards in public and private sectors, relying entirely on the federal government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules.
OSHA has a nationwide recommended standard, but it hasn't been updated in a decade and it's not mandated.
Forrest Bennett is president of the Oklahoma AFL-CIO.
Oklahoma just had its third hottest August on record, is on track to seeing record-setting hot temperatures for September, and remains in a drought.
For NPR News, I'm Anna Pope in Oklahoma City.
Cotton, corn, and soybeans are bearing the brunt of extreme weather.
Kelsey Bates, who farms with her husband in Northwest Oklahoma, says crops are stressed and they lost a four hundred pound steer due to heat.
Because pastures lack water to grow grass for cattle.
She says ranchers are rolling out hay ahead of schedule, adding to high input costs.
The extreme weather has an immediate effect on farmers and ranchers, but she says it will trickle down through the supply chain to consumers.
For NPR News, I'm Anna Pope in Oklahoma City.
Cotton, corn, and soybeans are bearing the brunt of extreme weather.
Kelsey Bates, who farms with her husband in northwest Oklahoma, says crops are stressed and they lost a 400-pound steer due to heat.
Because pastures lack water to grow grass for cattle, she says ranchers are rolling out hay ahead of schedule, adding to high input costs.
The extreme weather has an immediate effect on farmers and ranchers, but she says it will trickle down through the supply chain to consumers.
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