Comment Period Open For Proposed Superfund Clean Up Plan On Seattle's Duwamish River

Ashley Ahearn — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:38:09 +0000

The proposed clean up plan for the Duwamish River super fund site in Seattle is open for final public comment. The 305 million dollar plan would tackle 100 years of industrial pollution that have lead to high levels of contamination in the river. Ashley Ahearn reports the EPA is asking the public to weigh in.

Hanford Watchdogs: Sending Tank Waste To New Mexico Won't Work

Anna King — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:27:39 +0000

Washington Set To Pass Legislation On Derelict Vessels But Funding Problems Remain

Ashley Ahearn — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:36:28 +0000

There are several hundred derelict and abandoned vessels dotting the waterways of Washington and Oregon. They can block navigation and pollute the environment. And they can also be very expensive to remove.

Bills to fund the clean up and prevention of derelict vessels have now been passed in the Washington house and senate, but Ashley Ahearn reports, no permanent sources of funding for large vessel removal have been identified.

Inslee: Best Case, Tank Waste Removal Will Take Years

Anna King — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:33:51 +0000

It may take two to four years to even begin clearing radioactive waste from leaking tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. That’s according to Washington Governor Jay Inslee. He toured the southeast Washington nuclear site Wednesday. Correspondent Anna King was on that bus tour and has more.

Recent Reports Spur Controversy Over Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant

Anna King — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:32:25 +0000

News out of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation can sometimes sound like just one critical report after another. In fact, last week a federal watchdog agency said Hanford’s massive waste treatment plant is in jeopardy. Several developments lately have intensified the debate over this question: Should a massive federal waste treatment plant move ahead or stop to fix its nagging technical problems? Correspondent Anna King has more.

EPA Criticizes Clean-Up Study for Portland Harbor Superfund Site

Amelia Templeton — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:29:09 +0000

The EPA announced it will redo parts of a study exploring ways to clean-up the Portland Harbor Superfund site. An initial draft prepared by groups that will pay for the cleanup was biased, the agency says. Amelia Templeton of EarthFix explains.

Federal Government Reviewing Hanford Contractor Payments

Anna King — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:03:47 +0000

The federal government is reviewing three years of payments to a major contractor at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The review follows growing concerns about a nuclear waste treatment plant at the southeast Washington site. Correspondent Anna King explains.

Gregoire’s Relationship With Hanford Long And Complex

Anna King — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:23:31 +0000

When Governor Chris Gregoire leaves office in January, she’ll take with her nearly a quarter-century’s worth of expertise on one of the most contaminated places on Earth.

Radioactive Hanford Waste Tank Has A Confirmed Leak

Anna King — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:40:39 +0000

Managers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have confirmed that a radioactive waste tank has a slow leak. That waste isn’t getting into the environment. Richland Correspondent Anna King reports.

Chief Engineer Blasts Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant Design and Construction

Anna King — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:19:24 +0000

Another top-level engineer at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has stepped forward airing serious concerns about the site’s massive waste treatment plant.

In a newly-released memo, the chief engineer charges there are serious problems with Bechtel National’s design and construction of the plant. And that the company should be taken off key portions of the project. Correspondent Anna King reports.

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