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One-Third of U.S. Workers Switched Companies in 2021 or Plan to This Year: The Hartford
One-third of U.S. workers moved to a new company in the past year or plan to move in the next 12 months, according to The Hartford's 2022 Future of Benefits Study, which polled U.S. workers and human ...
Vast Swath of U.S. at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns
A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid. Power ...
Buttigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar
With new data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out ...
White House Says $110B in Infrastructure Funds Released in First 6 Months
The White House on Monday said it has released $110 billion in funding from the $1 trillion infrastructure package that seeks to fix crumbling roads, expand broadband Internet and improve the ...
Creaky U.S. Power Grid Threatens Progress on Renewables, EVs
After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That's raising hopes for the fight against climate ...
U.S. SEC Gives Public Until June 17 to Weigh In on Climate Risk Proposal
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of ...
Secrecy Over Condition of U.S. Dams Tied to Security Concerns, Missing Data
Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of thousands of dams nationwide using an online database run by the federal ...
Tesla, Echoing Musk, Says ESG Metrics Are ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
Tesla Inc., whose Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has criticized ESG for making little sense, said current ways of measuring environmental, social and governance issues are "fundamentally flawed." ...