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DOE Spent $12 Million Fighting Hanford Sick Workers' Benefits
Original: NEW: A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear
ProPublica reports that a 2018 Washington state law intended to help workers who fell ill after cleaning up the Hanford nuclear weapons site has not delivered. Eight years on, the Department of Energy has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny those workers their benefits, drawing criticism over the treatment of former Hanford laborers.
Why now: A new ProPublica investigation highlights the Department of Energy's prolonged opposition to benefits promised to sick Hanford workers.
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- NEW: A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits. https://www. propublica.org/article/hanford… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 82
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