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Thursday, July 8, 2004
Two states to sue for U.S. review of Hanford
YAKIMA -- Washington and Oregon plan to sue the U.S. Department of Energy, demanding that the agency begin assessing what harm 40 years of plutonium production has caused to natural resources at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
A letter notifying the Energy Department of the states' intent will be filed today, said Elliott Furst, senior counsel for the Washington Attorney General's Office.
"We're not asking for money for damages. It's very focused, asking that the court order the Department of Energy to start studying what injuries there will be to natural resources," he said.
Kevin Neely, a spokesman for Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers, declined to comment until the letter has been filed, but said the state has been discouraged by the federal government's position and is prepared to take action.
The Energy Department cannot respond until the letter has been received, spokeswoman Colleen Clark said.
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