politics
Project 2025 calls for massive changes to Hanford nuclear cleanup
The Heritage Foundation’s blueprint proposes reclassifying radioactive waste as something less dangerous so it can be disposed of more cheaply.
John Stang
John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8
Latest work
Environment
Gov. Inslee approves plans for WA’s largest wind turbine farm
Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a revised plan to populate the Horse Heaven Hills south of Kennewick with the largest
politics
Capital gains tax repeal could cost WA public schools billions
The tax on investment sales earnings affects only .2% of residents, but proponents of I-2109 say it is the first step toward state income tax.
politics
Will carbon tax initiative 2117 lower gas prices? That’s debatable
The cap-and-trade program, which 2117 aims to repeal, has been blamed for rising fuel costs, but gas prices have gone up and down since its inception.
News
UW professor David Baker wins 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
With two other researchers, University of Washington biochemistry professor David Baker received the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for his