Environment Cleaning up nuclear waste at Hanford: Secrecy, delays and budget debates A plan to turn radioactive waste into glass logs has raised a lot of questions, many of which don’t appear to have public answers. by John Stang / August 16, 2021 / Updated at 5:25 p.m. on Aug. 19
Politics WA legislators prepare for long list of climate change bills Lawmakers could look at more than a dozen climate proposals addressing carbon reduction and other environmental issues. by John Stang / January 11, 2022 / Updated at 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2022
Environment Hanford report reveals problem with nuclear waste solution An internal federal document says the preparation for turning nuclear waste into glass logs will produce toxic vapors. by John Stang / April 11, 2022
Environment WA wants to capture the natural gas leaking from landfills Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would require methane collection systems at certain landfills. by John Stang / March 16, 2022
Environment Trump limits access of board overseeing safety at Hanford site Watchdogs fear that a recent administration order will make the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board less effective and nuclear waste sites more dangerous. by John Stang / June 20, 2019 / Updated June 20, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.
Environment WA's endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink Recovering the endangered rabbits will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / June 10, 2019
News Feds’ ‘Plan B’ for Hanford waste cleanup draws state officials’ ire While the state Department of Ecology is concerned about meeting deadlines, the proposed solution from the Department of Energy is a non-starter. by John Stang / June 5, 2019 / Updated on June 19
Politics WA leaders to feds: Don’t underestimate the danger of Hanford waste Rep. Adam Smith has introduced legislation that would effectively stop the Department of Energy from reclassifying the site's most hazardous wastes. by John Stang / July 11, 2019
Environment 'An egregious violation': WA sues Navy for dumping toxic paint into Puget Sound The copper-based paint repels barnacles — but it could add up to a larger environmental cost. by John Stang Cascadia Magazine / July 9, 2019
Environment The rebirth of nuclear power could come from Bellevue, if Congress approves A decade after it was founded, TerraPower has been thwarted by the Trump Administration’s China policy. Now it’s banking on Plan B. by John Stang / August 15, 2019 / Updated August 15, 2019 at 10 a.m.