What we really need are fewer regulations though...
And let's gut the EPA more.
It's not the job of the EPA idiot.
Meanwhile the EPA allowed all the dumping of bs right into the Colorado river and just said Oooops.
Half these fkn sheep don't or won't even remember that one.
Hanford has had problems with leaking drums for years! This is truly bad news.
Leaking drums? Man, you really don't understand the extent of the problem there. They have these huge tanks in the ground, many only single walled, plain old mild steel, in which they dumped radioactive waste for decades, with no consideration of the chemistry of what they were dumping, or of that of the daughter elements.
What's Inside The Leaking Tanks At Hanford
Dear Readers, Hanford is the most contaminated place in the Western Hemisphere, where the United States dumped billions of gallons of radioactive waste on the banks of the Columbia and into the river itself. Today, waste in unlined cribs and trenches has spread into large pollution plumes and doz‐ ens of storage tanks have leaked high‐level nuclear waste. Vast areas of groundwater are poi‐ soned and, in some places, flowing into the Columbia River. After decades of nuclear weapons production, the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission at Han‐ ford is now focused on cleanup. Removing and containing the nuclear contamination at Hanford and preventing additional waste from reaching the Columbia are imperative for the economy and ecology of downstream communities. Citizens can play a key oversight role to ensure the job is done right. This report highlights Hanford’s ongoing and projected impacts on the Columbia River. Despite the widespread contamination and the tremendous challenges that lie ahead, there is great hope in cleaning up the Hanford Reach and restoring the Columbia River. More and more people are demanding a clean Columbia and our work at Hanford is vital to river health. The Columbia River is the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest, providing salmon runs for Native American, commercial, and sport fishermen alike, irrigation for thousands of farmers, and even drinking water to some river communities. Salmon continue to return to the Hanford Reach and the pollution continues to flow downstream. The stakes are too high to fail. Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director
http://columbiariverkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hanford_and_the_river_final2.pdf