JAY INSLEE SPEAKS AT TAKE BACK AMERICA CONFERENCE
Rep. Jay Inslee, (D-WA), speaks to the audience at the 2004 "Take Back America" Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2004. (UPI Photo/Greg Whitesell)
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Federal spending cuts will slow down the cleanup of radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says six tanks of radioactive waste have now been determined to be leaking and it could take five years to remedy the situation.
A tank at the troubled Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state is leaking up to 300 gallons a year of radioactive material, federal officials say.
While the majority party changed in Minnesota and Colorado legislatures on Election Day 2012, the balance of power between Republicans and Democrats was largely unchanged.
Washington state's gubernatorial race was still too close to call Wednesday, the day after voters went to the polls, results showed.
In an effort to curb carbon emissions without stifling economic growth, a bipartisan group of U.S. policymakers is pushing for deployment of new technology to capture and store carbon dioxide below ground.
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In response to his net neutrality amendment dumped from the House telecom reform bill last week, Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts introduced the Network Neutrality Act of 2006.
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