EPA Draft Report Criticize Washington State On Oversight of Hanford Nuclear Site

摘要

A draft report by the Environmental Protection Agency criticizes the Washington state Department of Ecology (Ecology) regarding the state's oversight of federal water and air pollution laws, including at the Hanford nuclear site. Tom Carpenter, executive director of Hanford Challenge, which released the 196-page draft, said the report confirmed some of group's concerns regarding problems at the site. The EPA report covers the state's compliance with clean air, clean water and hazardous waste laws and includes criticisms of how Ecology has overseen the Hanford site.