For Hanford workers alone, about 35,000 claims have been filed on behalf of 13,000 separate people. Hanford workers have been paid $2.2 billion in compensation and benefits, representing about 15,000 claims.
The Hanford nuclear site’s only attraction open to visitors is set to close later this fall for two years to get some much-needed preservation repair work.
A state environmental council voted to significantly alter a proposed — and controversial —solar, battery and turbine energy project along the Horse Heaven Hills.
Company's efforts paid off with $3.6 million in health care savings and an invitation to speak to Congress to advocate for legislation that would make it easier for companies to replicate his company’s success.
A state advisory council will decide in January whether to green light a Tri-Cities-based wind farm project to the governor’s office for approval. Scout Clean Energy’s proposal could mean more than 200 turbines along the Horse Heaven ridges in Benton County directly south of Kennewick and to the south and west of the Columbia River.
Sandpiper Farms creates Water from Wine nonprofit to fund clean water workBy Arielle DreherIn a way, the family behind the local nonprofit Water from Wine is bringing the first miracle of Jesus turning water into a wine into a modern-day context, leveraging the rich wine-growing potential in the vineyard at...
The Columbia Basin’s rich agricultural resources are well known at local dining room tables and restaurants. The confluence of the Yakima, Snake and Columbia rivers in the region, good soil for growing crops and a long growing season provide not just food resources but also fuel economic growth,...