The Hanford nuclear site's massive vitrification plant could begin treating waste for disposal as soon as this summer.

Money was made available to prevent subcontractor employee layoffs at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington the day after Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., faced off with Energy Secretary Chris ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Mayor Lisa Brown is pushing back against plans to send untreated liquid waste from the Hanford Nuclear Site through Spokane, citing risks to residents and the environment.

The 586-square-mile Hanford site adjacent to Richland was used from World War II through the Cold War to produce nearly two-thirds of the plutonium for the nation’s nuclear weapons program.

The Trump administration proposes budget cuts but singles out Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington state for continued cleanup funding.

Proposed cuts would amount to a $163B decrease in discretionary spending from the enacted 2025 budget.

The White House has released its budget request to Congress for the 2026 fiscal year, calling for about $163 billion in cuts to non-defense funds.

Construction company Bechtel (of bloated Iraq War contracts and never-ending Hanford nuclear waste clean-up fame) is the contractor building the Thacker Pass lithium processing facilities.

Seattle's Avalanche Energy has plans for opening a first-of-its-kind facility for commercial-scale testing of fusion technologies in Eastern Washington.

On April 10, Columbia Riverkeeper and Hanford Challenge will host a community forum for people to share their input on the efforts to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Site.

The top local leader for the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has resigned, which follows the resignation of his second in command. Brian Vance has been the Department of Energy Hanford ...