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State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time.
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The state was on the cusp of making new rules to protect people who work in places like warehouses from dangerous heat. A last-minute shake-up leaves workers wondering if they'll be safe come summer.
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In response to last year's deadly heat wave, lawmakers are considering two bills that would help vulnerable Oregonians during extreme heat events.
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Oregon is working on how to be better prepared for excessive heat waves, as climate scientists predict the region will continue to experience warmer-than-normal weather, especially during the summer months.
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Drought and intense heat waves delivered a “knockout punch” for hundreds of thousands of acres of Oregon trees this summer, researchers say.
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An estimated 2,500 Chinook salmon died before they could reach their spawning grounds in Whatcom County in September.
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Advocates and city leaders in Roseburg are left scrambling as a heat wave hits the region and no cooling centers have been set up.
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The heat in Oregon is back. Triple digit temperatures this week are prompting communities in Southern Oregon to open cooling shelters this week.
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The National Weather Service is warning that temperatures between Wednesday and Saturday could once again put people at risk of heat illnesses.
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As Oregon continues to experience high temperatures and wildfire smoke, the state has enacted two new temporary rules to protect workers laboring in excessive heat and wildfire smoke.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 22 counties — including Jackson, Josephine, Douglas and Curry Counties — due to a heat wave that’s expected to bring dangerously hot weather across much of state into Saturday.
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There are no federal worker protections from extreme heat even as climate change makes deadly heat waves more likely. Oregon has passed emergency rules and is educating the public on how to stay safe.
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The hottest place on Earth is as hot as it's ever been, at least in terms of recorded temperatures in modern times.
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In the wake of 116 deaths — and counting — OPB asked first-response, disaster-planning and communications experts for their takes on how the state should protect Oregonians from extreme weather.