The Radioactive Threat to the Columbia River with Joshua Frank

The Hanford Nuclear sight was built in Washington State on land that was confiscated from the Yakama tribe. Once home to the US largest plutonium production site, it is now laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The EPA has designated Hanford the most toxic place in America. It is also the most expensive environmental clean-up job the world has ever seen, with a $677 billion price tag that keeps growing.

Today’s guest, Joshua Frank,  joins us to talk about the threat to Hanford, the groundwater, and the Columbia River. Josh the managing editor of CounterPunch, and the author of the new book, Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America.

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