The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, located along the Columbia River in Washington State, is the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere. Cleaning up the Hanford site, owned by the U.S. Department of Energy, is one of the greatest challenges facing the region.
Advocate:
We promote greater understanding of the impact of Hanford’s contamination among all stakeholders and facilitate discussions to develop the wisest cleanup plan — replacing the short term, profit-driven policies that have ruled for decades. Our collaborative methodology strengthens relationships on both sides of an issue. Learning from multiple perspectives, we advocate with state and federal governments for smarter, safer priorities.
Connect:
We gain our understanding from workers and managers at all levels, as well as federal and state employees at Hanford. We also maintain relationships with public interest groups organized around similar concerns.
Support:
We expose dangerous policies and wasteful practices with the help of Hanford insiders
We engage the public in Hanford’s multi-generational restoration
We work with Hanford employees who blow the whistle on unsafe practices and protect those facing retaliation
We help ill workers navigate the difficult compensation system
Our experience has taught us that important common ground already exists on this controversial subject: People want the site clean and the river protected. We aim to make these common goals common knowledge.
A KCTS Connects segment on Hanford cleanup progress and problems,
featuring Hanford Challenge staff and produced with input from
our organization. (Air date April 17, 2009)
Our experience has taught us that important common ground already exists on this controversial subject: People want the site clean and the river protected. We aim to make these common goals common knowledge.
Hanford Challenge – Common Ground
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, located along the Columbia River in Washington State, is the most contaminated site in the Western Hemisphere. Cleaning up the Hanford site, owned by the U.S. Department of Energy, is one of the greatest challenges facing the region.
Advocate:
We promote greater understanding of the impact of Hanford’s contamination among all stakeholders and facilitate discussions to develop the wisest cleanup plan — replacing the short term, profit-driven policies that have ruled for decades. Our collaborative methodology strengthens relationships on both sides of an issue. Learning from multiple perspectives, we advocate with state and federal governments for smarter, safer priorities.
Connect:
We gain our understanding from workers and managers at all levels, as well as federal and state employees at Hanford. We also maintain relationships with public interest groups organized around similar concerns.
Support:
Our experience has taught us that important common ground already exists on this controversial subject: People want the site clean and the river protected. We aim to make these common goals common knowledge.
A KCTS Connects segment on Hanford cleanup progress and problems,
featuring Hanford Challenge staff and produced with input from
our organization. (Air date April 17, 2009)
Our experience has taught us that important common ground already exists on this controversial subject: People want the site clean and the river protected. We aim to make these common goals common knowledge.