Environment Project 2025 and Hanford: What Trump’s second term could mean for WA’s toxic sludge A conservative policy roadmap — and past actions from the new president's first term — could offer clues as to what he might have in store for one of the most radioactive places in the world. Jeanie Lindsay Anna King Play AudioListen 5 mins
Arts & Life 'RICHLAND' shows the way history echoes through communities In the documentary, "RICHLAND," director Irene Lusztig looks at how the legacy of the atomic age ricochets through generations and across communities, touching on identity, patriotism, and the many stories people hold about a single place. Mike Davis Noel Gasca Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 19 mins
Behind the FBI's search for the 'Manhattan 8' “Oppenheimer” opened this weekend, Hollywood’s version of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb.” While the movie paints a compelling picture of how the Manhattan Project came to be, it only gives a cursory look into the lives of the scientists who moved to the remote places involved in building the first nuclear weapons. Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 29 mins
Washington, Oregon officials prep up for worst-case radiological event scenario from Russia and Ukraine conflict Northwest officials are preparing in case a radiological event should occur anywhere in the world because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Anna King
High schooler directs new feature film “HANFORD” to be distributed on Amazon Prime A Richland, Washington, high schooler has been hard at work on his side-gig – directing a feature film about the Hanford radioactive cleanup site. The hour-long film is set to debut on Amazon Prime March 2nd and VIMEO on March 3rd. Anna King Play AudioListen 5 mins
Environment Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant Demolition Job Reaches Even More Delicate Phase At Hanford, in southeastern Washington, contractors have just completed much of the demolition work at the site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant. But now crews have to finish the job. And that’s the tough part. Anna King Play AudioListen 2 mins
Environment Feds Say Hanford’s PUREX Plant Is Degrading, Needs Stabilizing Soon A new federal report says that a massive building at the Hanford Nuclear Site is worse off than managers thought. The so-called PUREX -- Plutonium... Anna King Play AudioListen 2 mins
After scathing report, work may stop at Hanford's waste treatment plant Kim Malcolm talks with Northwest News Network Richland correspondent Anna King about a report from the Government Accountability Office that raises... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 6 mins
What we know about the escaped radioactive contamination at Hanford Marcie Sillman talks to Anna King, Northwest News Network's Richland correspondent, about the radioactive contamination that was found on six workers... Marcie Sillman Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 11 mins
Some dark jokes on Hanford's serious nuclear waste problem Jeannie Yandel speaks with Northwest News Network reporter Anna King about the continued problem of cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in... Matt Martin Jeannie Yandel Play AudioListen 10 mins
