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MrWowWow

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1. I Talked with Dr. James Hansen About This Awhile Back

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 10:17 PM

Saturday

He said that the underground leaking tanks and the cleanup were not a high government priority at that time. That was during the Obama Administration. He told me this in-person back in 2016 at the "Children's Trust " federal lawsuit. The contaminated groundwater has likely already made it to the Columbia River by now.

FYI:
During Governor Jay Inslee’s time in office, no underground tanks at Hanford were replaced.
What did occur: leaks were identified, waste was moved into safer tanks, and plans for new double-shell tanks were advanced — but full replacement of the old underground tanks never happened.

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