Solid waste

2008

Hanford waste initiative dead after no appeal made -- Tri-City Herald, August 20
Hanford crews make progress on 618-7 Burial Ground -- Tri-City Herald, August 17
Court rules for DOE, finds flaws in Initiative 297 -- Tri-City Herald, May 22

2007

Emotional hearing in Troutdale opposes more Hanford waste -- Hanford email list, August 28
Senator Wyden's statement at Troutdale hearing on bringing more waste to Hanford -- Hanford email list, August 27
Hanford put on dump site list -- The Oregonian, August 24
Feds argue Hanford initiative would delay cleanup -- The Columbian, April 28

2006

Nuclear waste on top of nuclear waste -- The Oregonian, December 16
DOE: Hanford among 11 possible nuke fuel recycling sites -- The Columbian, November 29
Shipments of waste hit milestone -- Tri-City Herald, November 17
State appeals ruling tossing Hanford initiative -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 13
Feds Could Open Hanford To Outside Waste -- Oregon Public Broadcasting, June 30
Judge strikes down Hanford initiative -- The Seattle Times, June 12
New U.S. challenge to Hanford waste ban -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 15
Wash state, DOE settle lawsuit challenging Hanford waste shipments -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 9

2005

Whatever happened to I-297? -- Seattle Weekly, November 9-15
Hanford workers remove uranium fuel from area north of Richland -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 10
Eternity metal -- Paige Knight, June 14
The problem with nuclear energy -- The Oregonian, May 27
Hanford may store more nuclear waste -- The Seattle Times, May 25
Federal Court extends injunction blocking federal Energy Department from dumping radioactive and toxic waste at Hanford -- Gerry Pollet, Heart of America NW, May 13
The National Academies: Two reports on radioactive waste at DOE sites -- The Energy Net, Feb. 3
Judge rules in favor of state on waste shipments to Hanford -- The Seattle Times, Jan. 24
Hanford legal battle may expand -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 21
State to ask Wash Supreme Court for ruling on Hanford initiative -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 20
Deal with waste containment first -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, Jan. 8
Community values & waste landfills -- Rob Davis, Hanford Information Network, Jan. 7

2004

Yucca Mountain and transportation of nuclear waste -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, December 23, 2004
Hanford initiative spurs legal rematch -- The Seattle Times, December 13, 2004
Will nuclear waste initiative withstand a court challenge? -- The Desert Sun -- December 11, 2004
Hanford initiative injunction retained -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer -- December 8, 2004
Justice Department to try and overturn initiative barring more Hanford waste -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 1, 2004
How secure are radioactive waste shipments? -- Gerry Pollet, Heart of America NW, November 20, 2004
Cleanup threatened by November events -- Tri-City Herald, November 14, 2004
Washington voters pass Initiative 297-- Gerry Pollet, Heart of America NW, November 9, 2004
Nuclear waste gridlock looms, officials warn -- Tri-City Herald, November 5, 2004
Yes on Initiative 297 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 29, 2004
Watchdog group says plutonium waste missing from Hanford -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 8, 2004
Portland wants halt to Hanford waste shipments -- Tri-City Herald, July 30, 2004
DOE to halt some low-level waste shipments to Hanford -- Tri-City Herald, July 20, 2004
Washington voters will decide if more waste goes to Hanford -- Oregonian, June 20, 2004
Lawmakers urge DOE to delay shipping waste to Hanford -- Statesman Journal, May 1, 2004
The crisis at Hanford -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, April 7, 2004
Cleaning up Hanford -- Seattle Times, March 16, 2004
State Ecology director rebukes DOE on Solid Waste EIS -- Tri-City Herald, March 10, 2004
Ecology director concerned about Hanford being nuclear waste dump -- KGW/AP -- March 10, 2004
Final draft of Solid Waste EIS published -- Tri-City Herald, Feb. 4, 2004
Solid Waste Issues and Hanford -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, Jan. 7, 2004
Support Grows for Measure Blocking More Hanford Waste -- New York Times, Jan. 4, 2004
Hanford cleanup advocates gather 282,000 signatures -- Tri-City Herald, Jan. 3, 2004
Initiative 297 to Stop National Radioactive Waste Dump Filed Today -- Heart of America NW, Jan. 2, 2004

2003

A messy cleanup -- The Seattle Times, December 6, 2003
Activists protest Hanford dump through initiative -- Western Front, December 4, 2003
Hanford Advisory Board gives high marks -- Tri-City Herald, Sept. 5, 2003
DOE commits to lined trenches when burying low-level wastes -- Tri-City Herald, Sept. 5, 2003
Computer model of present and future Hanford groundwater radioactive exposure -- Lynn Porter, Hanford Watch, July 2003
Solid waste environmental impact study faulty, state says -- Tri-City Herald, June 12, 2003
HAB rebukes waste study -- Tri-City Herald, June 9, 2003
Buried Hanford Nuclear Waste Fires Fed-State Clash -- Environmental News Service, May 22, 2003
Comments on the draft Solid Waste Environmental Impact Statement -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, May 13, 2003
Comments on the solid waste EIS -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, May 13, 2003
Solid waste EIS public meetings -- Paige Knight, Hanford Watch, May 10, 2003
Hanford manager Klein defends use of unlined burial grounds, calls this "modern practices" -- Gerry Pollet, Heart of America NW, May 9, 2003
State, DOE at odds over transuranic waste -- Tri-City Herald, May 3, 2003
Hanford could begin using lined trenches in near future -- Tri-City Herald, May 2, 2003
DOE mulling burial sites for Hanford wastes -- Tri-City Herald, April 15, 2003
An initial Citizens' Guide to the Hanford Solid Waste EIS -- Gerry Pollet, Heart of America NW, April 15, 2003
State imposes transuranic waste deadlines on DOE -- Tri-City Herald, March 12, 2003
Agreement with teeth might lead to Hanford cleanup -- Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jan. 2, 2003

2002

Hanford Solid Waste EIS -- Paige Knight, Dec. 13, 2002
Redefining high level waste -- Paige Knight, Aug. 6, 2002
Rep. David Wu on Solid Waste EIS -- July 30, 2002
Comments on Solid Waste EIS -- Paige Knight, July 30, 2002
More nuclear waste at Hanford – just say No! -- Hanford Watch, July 24, 2002
La Grande editorial on Solid Waste EIS -- July 22, 2002

2001

See Hanford email list archive.