Trump layoffs hit Pacific Northwest engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford cleanup, elsewhere
The Trump administration layoffs are hitting engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford, NOAA, the Bonneville Power ...
‘Creative baking’ by Tri-City researchers makes new alloy for nuclear reactors, energy uses
Finding ways to enable nuclear reactors and other energy technologies to operate reliably and efficiently while also reducing ...
Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
It was always going to be hot in 2023. Climate change forced by greenhouse gases means that all years can now be expected to ...
‘I have concerns.’ GOP Rep. Newhouse weighs in on job cuts at nuclear site and more
WA congressional delegation says they can’t get information on the number of federal jobs cut or positions eliminated at ...
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Mayor of Eastern WA city with thousands of fed-paid workers catches heat for DOGE support
Richland Mayor Theresa Richardson is facing both pushback and praise for a recent social media post in support of billionaire Elon Musk and his efforts to cut federal spending under ...
Trump’s initial federal layoffs hit Tri-Cities, WA area. Here’s what we know so far
More than 100 people protested at John Dam Plaza as job cuts hit local federal workers and other policies sparked concern.
Fed workers in Tri-Cities lose jobs in 1st round of federal layoffs. Nuclear site impacted
Workers assigned to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, also lost their jobs, as well as employees of Bonneville Power Administration, she said. She suspects there have been hundreds of ...
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Hundreds of federal workers apply for unemployment in Washington state amid Trump's purge
Amid a surge of federal firings nationwide, 362 federal workers have applied for unemployment in Washington state between Jan ...
‘It violates who we are as a nation.’ Ex-federal workers from WA angered by firings
Sen. Patty Murray shines spotlight on workers from region swept up in recent probationary firings by Trump administration.
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Federal worker firings put Hanford safety in jeopardy, says Sen. Patty Murray
Murray said at a news conference Tuesday she’s concerned about the Trump administration’s dismissal of about 12 U.S. Department of Energy staffers and what effect that will have on safety at the site.
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Federal worker layoffs spark backlash from Senator Murray
Thousands of federal workers are facing layoffs, a move attributed to Elon Musk and the Trump administration, prompting strong opposition fr ...