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Hanford Cleanup Board Overhauled | Seattle News
The Department of Energy just gutted the Hanford Advisory Board — slashing its size, eliminating group nominations, and shifting control to federal appointees — sparking outrage from environmental advocates and tribal nations who see it as a power grab that silences accountability. Critics call it a betrayal of decades of collaboration, while DOE officials frame it as modernization focused on local voices — though they haven’t defined “local.” The board’s chair says consensus was stifling, but state agencies warn this dismantles the very structure meant to oversee cleanup at America’s most…
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