InvestigateWest wins an Emmy
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As one of the original Manhattan Project sites, Hanford is now the nation's largest nuclear cleanup site and now, after 20 years and $19 billion, none of the waste has been treated.
Based on Robert McClure's research, EarthFix's video looks at the origins of the problem, how the government plans to fix it and the obstacles it will face.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eDFhHpf2s[/embed]
The video, a part of Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy in the Northwest, won an Emmy for Informational/Instructional - Feature/Segment in 2017.