Hanford talk 8/20 in Vancouver, WA

Join us on Monday, August 20, 2018, for an in-depth look at U.S. Department of Energy’s proposal to reclassify high-level radioactive waste at Hanford. By reclassifying Hanford’s high-level tank waste as low-level waste, the federal government is setting the stage to leave toxic and radioactive pollution in tanks, soils, and groundwater close to the Columbia River at Hanford.

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Location

Vancouver Public Library, Columbia Room
901 C Street
Vancouver
,
WA
98660
United States

  • What: High-Level Hanford: Presentation and Discussion About Hanford’s Dangerous Radioactive Pollution
  • Who: Presenters will include Alfrieda Peters from Yakama Nation, Tom Carpenter from Hanford Challenge, Rep. Gerry Pollet from Heart of America Northwest, and Dan Serres from Columbia Riverkeeper.
  • When: Monday, August 20, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6)
  • Where: Vancouver Public Library, Columbia Room, 901 C Street, Vancouver, WA 98660
  • RSVP today and invite your friends on Facebook. 
Hanford_Paddle_Trip_2015_photo_by_Sara_Quin
Hanford Paddle Trip 2015, photo by Sara Quin.

At the event, we will provide background and context for how cleanup is progressing at Hanford, the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere. We will discuss the tremendous cultural, natural resource, and economic importance of the Hanford Reach, the 40-mile stretch of the Columbia River that flows through the Hanford Nuclear Site. And we will drill down on Energy’s proposal to leave highly radioactive pollution in Hanford’s tanks, soils, and groundwater.
The federal government is making decisions today that could impact people now and for thousands of years into the future. We have changed the course of Hanford before: together, thousands of people from tribal nations, public interest groups, and Columbia River communities stopped proposals to use Hanford as a high-level waste dump. We need your voice once again to ensure that the federal government is fulfilling its responsibility to protect people and the environment from Hanford’s nuclear weapons pollution.

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Every year, Energy, Ecology, and EPA invite the public to weigh in on cleanup decisions at Hanford. Your voice matters.