Bob Salsberg

Associated Press

Warning signs are posted near a gate to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, in Plymouth, Mass., Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The operators of the nuclear plant performed a simulated shutdown at a training facility several miles from the reactor Tuesday, in advance of the actual shutdown of the aging reactor planned for Friday, May 31.

Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down

Technicians will begin by reducing power to about 8%.

This Feb. 28, 2017, file photo shows Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. A deal announced April 16, 2019, would close the two reactors at Indian Point within two years.

Risks, Rewards for Speedy Nuke Cleanup

"It's great to get it over with but are there corners that are going be cut?"

State Sounds Alarm Over Sale of Pilgrim for Decommissioning

Officials raised major concerns about Entergy's proposed sale of the soon-to-be-closed Pilgrim nuclear power plant.

GE to Downsize Headquarters

The company says it will reimburse Massachusetts for $87 million in expenses related to the project.

How Far Will States Go to Woo Amazon?

The prize is a $5 billion investment and 50,000 jobs promised by Amazon.

Tax on Medical Devices Resumes

The slashing of the overall corporate tax from 35 percent to 21 percent may soften the blow for some manufacturers, industry officials say, but not for all.

$In this Friday, April 7, 2017 photo, Jimmy Duran poses near Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, in Quincy, Mass. Duran was prescribed opioids for years after hurting his neck and fracturing vertebrae in a workplace accident in 2004. 'OxyContin, Percocet, morphine,' he recalled. 'It ruined my life. It brought me to my knees.' Clean now, he's become a licensed counselor at a substance abuse prevention and treatment program.$

Workers Victims of Opioid Addiction

Workers comp programs fight addiction among injured workers.

In this Oct. 4, 2016 file photo, farm workers inside a drying barn take down newly-harvested marijuana plants after a drying period, at Los Suenos Farms, America's largest legal open air marijuana farm, in Avondale, southern Colo. Newly-approved laws in four states allowing the recreational use of marijuana are seen as unlikely to change rules regarding use of the drug in the workplace.

Can My Employer Fire Me for Legally Using Marijuana?

Changing marijuana laws aren't necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace.