November 16, 2016
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday refused to force the U.S. Department of Energy to maintain and expand worker protections at the Hanford nuclear site, finding existing safeguards sufficient to protect workers cleaning up the hazardous and radioactive materials there during the course of litigation over the toxic quandary.
November 03, 2016
A Washington federal judge on Thursday rejected the U.S. Department of Energy's bid to dodge a lawsuit alleging that workers at the Hanford nuclear site were exposed to toxic vapors originating from hazardous and radioactive material, finding the state is authorized to sue on its residents' behalf.
September 14, 2016
Washington state on Tuesday urged a federal judge to rule that it can sue the U.S. Department of Energy on behalf of its residents for allegedly hazardous working conditions at the Hanford nuclear site, saying Congress specifically authorized states to bring hazardous waste suits against the federal government.
August 24, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy argued Tuesday that the state of Washington cannot rely on a citizen protection doctrine to sue the federal government over allegedly hazardous working conditions at the Hanford nuclear site, asking a federal judge to dismiss the claims.
July 21, 2016
The state of Washington pressed a federal court Thursday to force the U.S. Department of Energy and its Hanford nuclear site contractor to take steps to protect workers from exposure to a "toxic soup" of chemicals released by underground storage tanks at the site.
September 03, 2015
Washington state, an advocacy group and a union sued the U.S. Department of Energy and its Hanford nuclear site contractor in Washington federal court Wednesday, claiming the department has not done enough to protect workers from harmful vapors at the nuclear and toxic waste site.