The DOE Keeps Appealing Claims by Sick Hanford Nuclear Site Workers — ProPublica

Toxic Legacy: Workers got sick cleaning up radioactive waste at a former federal nuclear weapons site in Washington, and the state passed a law to make it easier to claim benefits. 

Litigating Workers’ Claims: The Department of Energy denies responsibility and has filed more than 500 legal appeals seeking to block state benefits being given to workers and their survivors. 

Millions Go to Lawyers: DOE has spent nearly $12 million on outside lawyers and expert testimony to fight state compensation claims...

 https://www.propublica.org/article/hanford-nuclear-workers-compensation-washington-doe

 

Judge permanently blocks Manhattan Project radioactive waste from Wayne Disposal landfill

The injunction bars the shipments of elevated radiation waste from sites managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Wayne Disposal. The hazardous waste facility is owned by Republic Services. 

The harms from the waste are long-lasting or permanent and cannot be offset with monetary damages, and monitoring and engineering controls at the landfill are insufficient, Cox said...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-05-28/judge-permanently-blocks-manhattan-project-radioactive-waste-from-wayne-disposal-landfill