NewsEnvironment, Health Good News and Bad News at Hanford, America’s Most Polluted Site Washington state legislators are pushing a bill that would protect and treat Hanford workers for certain health problems. But there’s still much to do to make the nuclear cleanup safe, effective, and transparent. Joshua FrankFebruary 7, 2017
AnalysisJustice, Labor Whistleblower Retaliation Alive and Well at Hanford Washington state’s attorney general and others filed an emergency motion to force the Department of Energy and a federal contractor to protect workers from toxic vapor exposure at the nuclear cleanup site. Joshua FrankAugust 3, 2016
AnalysisEnvironment, Health Hanford’s Leaky Nuke Tanks and Sick Workers, A Never-Ending Saga 20 nuclear workers were tested for potential exposure to chemical vapors. Joshua FrankMay 2, 2016
ImpactEnvironment, Justice Hanford Whistleblower Vindicated, Receives $4.1 Million Settlement Walter Tamosaitis had raised serious safety concerns at the Hanford nuclear reservation before his employer removed him from his position and moved his office to an off-site, windowless basement. Joshua FrankAugust 14, 2015
ImpactEnvironment, Justice Whistleblower Will Finally Have Day in Court The case of Hanford contractor Walter Tamosaitis. Joshua FrankNovember 11, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Hanford’s Toxic Avengers The Department of Energy may be suppressing deadly cleanup flaws at one of the most toxic nuclear waste sites in the world. Joshua FrankSeattle WeeklyFebruary 22, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Hanford’s Nuclear Option Department of Energy scientists allege catastrophic mismanagement by Bechtel of the costliest environmental cleanup in world history. Joshua FrankSeattle WeeklyOctober 19, 2011