NEWS
RESPIRAR community advisor files motion to protect Farmworker Protection Rule
RESPIRAR community advisor announces efforts to intervene on a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Labor to stop the new Farmworker Protection Rule from going into effect
Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine: a potential threat to worker safety and federal authority
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine has raised questions about the future of federal regulatory authority and worker safety.
Project highlights from the 2023 harvest season now available
RESPIRAR is grateful to all our participants and is pleased to share some highlights from 2023.
Space to breathe: a guest opinion letter in The Washington Post
The RESPIRAR team submitted a guest opinion letter to The Washington Post in response to Anthony S. Fauci’s recent appearance before Congress and The Post’s coverage.
The 2024 outreach season is underway
The RESPIRAR outreach team begins working with the farmworker community throughout the Eastern Shore to engage with the study.
RESPIRAR project featured in UMD’s EnTERPrise Magazine
Dr. Payne-Sturges discusses how the RESPIRAR project was started in the University of Maryland’s annual research magazine.
Fields of Change: a digital story map unearthing the history of Maryland’s agricultural labor camps
RESPIRAR is proud to introduce our new digital story map highlighting an infamous farm labor camp in Maryland.
Farmworker awareness week: donate supplies Supporting farmworkers in Maryland this harvest season
As part of Farmworkers Awareness Week, we are supporting our partners at CATA—The Farmworkers’ Support Committee—by donating essential hygienic supplies.
RESPIRAR project launches open learning course through University of Maryland’s School of Public Health
Students will meet in Salisbury, MD, to gain hands-on experience understanding key environmental and health concerns affecting migrant farmworkers working throughout the Eastern Shore.
Op-ed: regulation, enforcement, transparency needed to protect migrant workers
Devon Payne-Sturges writes an op-ed featured in the Baltimore Sun.