Washington has new hotline for monkeypox information
Washington’s Department of Health has set up a new hotline to answer your questions about the monkeypox virus, aka MPV. The number is 1-833-829-HELP. The hotline will be operational from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays, and between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (outside of state holidays). Operators will answer any questions about risk factors, vaccine information, testing, and treatment. Just be aware that they won’t be able to schedule any appointments for you. Language assistance will be available in 240 languages. Continue reading at KUOW. (Gilles Lambert)
Proposal would keep worker heat protections in place all year in WA
New rules for people working outside in Washington may be in place year-round under a proposal from the state Department of Labor and Industries. For the past two years, L&I has released emergency rules for the summer which add to guidance already in place. The rules require rest breaks, water and shade for those working in the heat. They apply to construction, agriculture and delivery jobs, among other industries. This year’s emergency heat protections are in effect from June 15-Sept. 29. But staff members said temperatures are rising and they could be high outside of summer months. In May 2021, for example, the high temperature reached 92 degrees in the Yakima area, according to the National Weather Service. Continue reading at Yakima Herald-Republic. (Emree Weaver)
Energy secretary agrees Tri-Cities assets ‘irresistible’ for growing a clean energy hub
The Tri-Cities is well positioned to move from “cleanup to clean energy,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on her first visit to the Tri-Cities. Leaders representing Tri-Cities economic and other interests pitched the concept to her at a roundtable discussion, with their message bolstered by Granholm’s tours of the Hanford site and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland Thursday and Friday. The Tri-Cities has an “irresistible mixture” of assets for a clean energy economic future, Granholm agreed. And it has the benefit of being in a state that’s already No. 2 in the nation for clean energy as President Biden focuses on clean energy goals and signs new legislation with clean energy development tax incentives into law, she said. Continue reading at Tri-City Herald. (Bob Brawdy)
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