Workers are poised to receive better protection against exposure to two toxic substances, as an agency prepares to move on a long-awaited plan to change outdated standards that fail to shield employees from carcinogens known to cause serious illnesses and even death.
Amid rumors of the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate pact, several of the top ten Best Green Workplaces in Oregon called on local businesses to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions.
As an avowed climate change denier moves into the White House, proponents of emissions reductions policies are pinning their hopes even more on the states.
One week after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce anointed NuScale Power CEO John Hopkins chair of the board, a story was published in the New York Times stating that the chambers' 108 board members were not in sync with the organization's policy positions.