At least 600 workers to leave BPA, spurring concerns about transmission grid
The Bonneville Power Administration, the region’s largest transmission grid operator, will lose at least 600 workers under ...
Mass layoffs at Bonneville Power Administration raise concerns about reliability of power grid
Losing 20% of BPA's workforce could leave the Pacific Northwest in the dark due to unplanned outages, according to a former ...
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Bonneville Power staff departures under President Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid
Losing a large chunk of its highly trained workforce will hinder the agency’s ability to perform core functions, the BPA ...
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
BPA DOGE buyouts, staff cuts prompt reliability fears
Portland-based federal agency that runs much of the Pacific Northwest electricity transmission network could lose as much as ...
Bonneville Power Administration and Hanford site face ‘mass firings’ by Trump administration
The Trump administration has executed mass layoffs at government agencies, notably affecting the Hanford site and Bonneville ...
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape ...
Sweeping layoffs hit federal energy and environment employees across agencies
The layoffs began on Thursday after the Office of Personnel Management met with leading agency officials and directed them to fire all employees still on probation. Federal employees who have worked ...
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Senator Patty Murray slams federal layoffs affecting Hanford and Bonneville workers
U.S. Senator Patty Murray has expressed strong opposition to reported layoffs of federal workers in Washington state.
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Rural Oregonians Are Already Choking on Utility Bills. Trump’s Executive Orders Could Make Matters Worse.
As President Donald Trump issues executive orders with effects across the nation, Oregonians and particularly those in rural ...
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit nuclear security, loans office, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
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Bonneville Power staff departures under Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid
The Bonneville Power Administration could lose nearly 20% of its workforce because of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...