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Gov. Newsom blocks legislation to make it easier for California farmworkers to file workers鈥 comp claims for heat illness. It was backed by their union and opposed by business groups.
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Climate change is pushing up temperatures around the globe, and across Oregon. And that's affecting schools.
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The rules require access to shade, water and cool-down breaks for farmworkers and other laborers. Proponents say they are the most protective in the nation.
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Governor Gavin Newsom鈥檚 office has released a plan for protecting communities hit by the extreme high temperatures that are becoming the norm in California summers.
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After last year's deadly heat wave, Oregon lawmakers are debating new measures to keep people safe. They include funding and legal rights for air conditioning.
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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 鈥渒nockout punch鈥 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 鈥 including Jackson, Josephine, Douglas and Curry Counties 鈥 due to a heat wave that鈥檚 expected to bring dangerously hot weather across much of state into Saturday.