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A labor advocate helping out after Helene; and WUNC's Scorched Workers series
Description
Charlotte baker Manolo Betancur and El Centro Unido's Margarita Ramirez are among the many people providing food and support for people in western North Carolina in the aftermath of Helene.
Plus, workers who labor on farms, and construction sites experience extreme heat frequently in the workplace, but there are also service workers who face extreme heat. WUNC's new series "Scorched Workers" shows how outdoor workers in NC are dealing with extreme heat.
Guests:
Manolo Betancur, owner, Manolo's Latin Bakery, Charlotte, NC
Margarita Ramirez, executive director, El Centro Unido, Marion, NC
Juanita Constible, is the Senior Advocate for Environmental Health at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).
Dr. Modjulie Moore, is a family medicine physician and current Medical Director for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Farmworker Health Program.
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra covers issues of race, class, and communities for WUNC.
Celeste Gracia is WUNC’s Environment Reporter.
Note: The project is funded in part by the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute.