That state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning the former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits.
Auditors flagged dozens of payments to Lance Benson’s property management company as suspected fraud. But county leaders chose to go after the nonprofit aid distributor instead.
Leaders of Washington’s energy permitting council advanced a plan on Wednesday that would cut by one third the size
Five years after its power lines started a devastating fire in Malden, Avista has settled lawsuits for $27M — but fallen behind on disaster prevention.
Two men died after requesting medical help they never received. Lawsuits over in-custody deaths in WA have led to millions in payouts, and local reforms.
