How Hot Can It Get? Scientists Are Struggling to Find an Answer July 17, 2025 By Eric Roston How hot can a heat wave really get? Before June 2021, scientists thought they knew. That’s when one of the...
California Farmworker Who Fell From Greenhouse Roof During Chaotic ICE Raid Dies July 15, 2025 A farmworker who fell from a greenhouse roof during a chaotic ICE raid this week at a California cannabis facility...
Extreme Heat Is Killing European Workers Despite Government Efforts July 11, 2025 By Laura Millan Montse Aguilar was a healthy 51-year-old woman when she started her shift cleaning streets in Barcelona at around 2:30 p.m....
Workers Reach Safety After Collapse Inside LA Industrial Tunnel July 10, 2025 By Julie Watson All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after...
ICE Raids Derail Los Angeles Economy as Workers Go Into Hiding July 7, 2025 By John Gittelsohn Los Angeles was already struggling to revive its fragile economy after the most destructive wildfires in its history erupted six...
Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months June 5, 2025 Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear...
Oregon OSHA Fines Contractor for Repeatedly Violating Excavation Safety Rules June 2, 2025 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules intended...
Washington Roofing Company Fined $300K After Worker Falls From Roof May 19, 2025 A Snohomish, Washington-based roofing company is facing more than $300,000 in state fines after a worker fell from a two-story...
Washington Issues Citations for Warehouse Quota, Safety Violations May 5, 2025 The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries issued the first citations under a a new law regulating production quotas...
California Cites Contractor $157K Following Fatal Trench Accident March 25, 2025 A construction company was fined $157,500 by California for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a fatal trench collapse....