Anna King
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Federal Report Says Hanford’s Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant Is Built With Questionable Parts
Like the crumbling gasket in your kitchen faucet, sometimes even small parts can mean a lot. Now, federal watchdogs are looking into all types of parts...
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Northwest's Only Nuclear Plant Dinged For Low-Level Infraction In Federal Inspection
Have you ever ignored your car’s oil change a bit too long? That’s essentially what happened at the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant this...
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The complicated relationship between temporary and local farmworkers in Mattawa, WA
A report from central Washington state.
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Health
They came to Washington to work, then they got the mumps
We roll up a long, gravel road about 20 miles outside Mattawa, a small farming town in central Washington state. We’re on the King Fuji Ranch where there's four suspected cases of the mumps and over a 100 exposed workers quarantined.
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Federal Government Says 2nd Hanford Tunnel With Radioactive Waste All Sealed Up
The project to stabilize and seal a large tunnel of radioactive waste has been completed at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to the U.S....
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Central Washington Health Officials Respond To Mumps Exposure In Farmworkers
Health officials in Grant County, Washington are responding to four probable cases of mumps. One case has been lab confirmed so far, while the others...
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Farmers Nervous As Major Northwest Crops Are Weeks Late In Planting
Several major crops in Oregon and Washington are significantly delayed from foul winter weather and a cool spring. Wheat farmers are having trouble planting in the wet ground. Potatoes are still being planted a month late. And fruit tree buds are developing slowly.
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Northwest’s Late-Winter Snow Means Nation’s French Fries Could Be In Danger
The fertile fields in Washington and Oregon, are just now drying out from severe winter snows not seen for 100 years. And potato farmers like Schneider are a month behind in planting. A cool spring -- along with this late start -- could throw Schneider’s yields off 30 to 40 percent.
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Food
Massive Loss Of Thousands Of Hives Afflicts Orchard Growers And Beekeepers
Honey bees deal with many stressors: chemicals, climate change and viruses. But this year, a tiny mite has wiped out colonies, causing worry over whether there are enough bees left to do their jobs.
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The Northwest’s Only Nuclear Plant Racks Up Two 'Green Findings' From Federal Safety Regulator
The federal government recently doled out two “green findings” to the Northwest’s only commercial nuclear reactor. The Columbia Generating Station ,...