Other LanguagesAttorney General Bob Ferguson made the following statement regarding his meeting this morning with Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz and Governor Jay Inslee regarding progress on Hanford cleanup.
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SEATTLE - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) informed the Washington State Attorney General’s Office that the federal government is at substantial risk of failing to meet three more milestones ordered by the court in the 2010 Hanford Cleanup Consent Decree.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced an important ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the lengthy effort to build a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
SEATTLE — The Public Counsel Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today challenged the electric rate increases proposed by PacifiCorp, which operates in Washington as Pacific Power and Light Company.
The State of Washington was extremely disappointed to hear from
the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) on Thursday that two more
milestones agreed to in the 2010 Hanford Cleanup Consent Decree
with the State are at substantial risk of being missed. USDOE Secretary
Ernest Moniz called Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday to inform him of
this information
The Public Counsel Section of the Washington Attorney General’s Office
today filed expert testimony recommending modifications to a multi-year
rate plan filed by Puget Sound Energy (PSE).
SEATTLE – The Public Counsel Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office will recommend Friday that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) continue investigating the so-called “hedging” strategies used by utility companies in their natural gas purchasing strategies. Public Counsel will also further recommend that the WUTC order that certain hedging costs not be passed to customers.
Earlier today, Attorney General Bob Ferguson learned the U.S. Dept. of
Energy has now increased the number of identified leaking single-shelled
radioactive waste storage tanks on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation from
the one they reported last week to six—and they admit there may be
more.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson learned the U.S. Dept. of Energy has identified a leak in one of the single-shelled radioactive waste storage tanks on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, releasing between one-half to one full gallon of liquid per day..."I have met with my legal team and asked them to develop new legal options to enforce the U.S. Department of Energy's current obligations to clean up Hanford. We must ensure that Washington communities and our environment are protected."
SEATTLE – The Public Counsel Unit of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office today challenged electric and gas rate increases proposed by Avista Corp.