KEEN Grants $10K to Oregon Tradeswomen for child care and other services
Funds will be used to provide child care and other services to women pursuing work in the trades.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Providence St. Vincent Reaches Tentative Agreement with Nurses’ Union
Negotiations at Providence Milwaukie and Willamette Falls continue, and more union activity is also planned.
- Published in Health Care
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Nurses at 2 More Providence Hospitals Vote to Strike
Union says the strike is a response to ‘illegal unfair labor practices’; Providence calls the strike vote ‘premature’
- Published in Health Care
- Written by Sander Gusinow
PeaceHealth Providers File for Union Recognition
A group of 15 doctors and other providers at Eugene-area clinics say unionization is their best path to address staff shortages and burnout.
- Published in Health Care
- Written by Sander Gusinow
The NEXT Big Thing?
A proposed refinery for Columbia County has been promoted as a win for jobs and the climate. But many residents say the project is not actually “green” — and could put farmers out of business.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- Written by Nick Cunningham
EPA Approves $97 million Loan to Medford Water Commission.
Federal funding will assist the Rogue Valley to create water infrastructure capable of mitigating the impacts of climate change.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- Written by Sander Gusinow
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- Published in Energy and Environment
- Written by Britany Robinson
Renewable Energy's New Wave
Oregon State University is building a facility off the Oregon Coast to test the viability of ocean waves as a renewable energy source. But when and whether waves will become a predictable, affordable source of alternative energy remains to be seen.
