We encourage you to read and sit with one of our Hot Poetry contest winning poems, As the river goes, by Eloise Longmeier, a student at Madison Middle School! Read the other winning poems here: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

#ICYMI Watch the recording of Brahim El Guabli’s talk about deserts worldwide where exploitative & extractive industries damage these ecosystems that are vital to human & non-human life—a problematic theory/practice he has named Saharanism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uob_...

The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board meets next Mon, 6/1 from 1:30pm-5:30pm. Attend at Cousins Country Inn in The Dalles or virtually to hear updates on Hanford cleanup from @departmentofenergy.bsky.social, @ecologyhanford.bsky.social, EPA & @odoenergy.bsky.social Mtg info: tinyurl.com/2sd629wj

We are thrilled to welcome Sophia Rainey as our 2026 Tom Carpenter Grassroots Activist Fellow! Sophia is a rising 3L @uoregon.bsky.social School of Law. She earned her BA in Political Science & Ancient Mediterranean Studies from Uni of Missouri. She has a passion for public policy & workers' rights.

We have another winning poem for you to read & sit with this week! Read "I Sing the Body Radioactive", by Roya Porshahidy, a student at @stlcc.bsky.social-Forest Park. Roya's poem is inspired by Walt Whitman's, I Sing the Body Electric. Check out the winning poems: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

Play week 46 of Hanfordle and try to guess the Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=lwghd

"The administration proposed a cut of about $400 million from the record-high Hanford budget of more than $3.2 billion for the current fiscal year, which began in October." Read the @tri-cityherald.com article: www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

We invite you to take some time to read another winning poem from our 2026 Hot Poetry contest: Untitled, by Urso Blackburn—a student at The Academy at Charlemont. Read all of the winning poems here: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

The Hanford vitrification plant hit a milestone over the weekend, turning 100,000 gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into a stable glass form for disposal. Read the @tri-cityherald.com article: www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

#OnThisDay Today marks the 37th anniversary of the signing of Hanford's Tri-Party Agreement! On May 15, 1989, Christine Gregoire from @ecologyhanford.bsky.social, Robie Russell from EPA & Mike Lawrence from @departmentofenergy.bsky.social signed the TPA into existence.

Try to guess this week's Hanfordle! Play here: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=zscdj

Don't forget to join us on Fri, 5/22 at noon PT for a free webinar with Brahim El Guabli to explore how deserts—often seen as remote and empty landscapes—have shaped decisions about where nuclear weapons activities are located. Register today: tinyurl.com/56fs4ksk

We invite you to read and sit with one of our 2026 Hot Poetry contest winning poems, A Nuclear Prayer, by Oonaugh Foster-Bill—a student at Evergreen State College. Read the other winning poems ➡️ www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

Prompted in part by expected shipments of radioactive waste from Hanford, through NE Oregon starting in the early 2030s, OR officials are recommending increasing the fees for shipments of radioactive material of all kinds for the 1st time in more than 4 decades. hermistonherald.com/2026/05/07/o...

A cut of $400 million from an annual budget high of more than $3.2 billion in the current fiscal year would mean many Hanford job layoffs and a major impact at the Hanford vitrification plant, @murray.senate.gov said. Read the @tri-cityherald.com article: www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

🎉 We are thrilled to announce our 2026 Hot Poetry contest winners! Our contest judge, Washington State Poet Laureate Derek Sheffield, chose 5 poems from 44 submissions. Thank you, Derek! Join us in congratulating the winners!! 🎉🎊 Read the poems: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry 🥁The winners are...

Hanford Advisory Board committees are meeting this Wed, May 6! The meetings are free & open to the public. Attend in person at 2440 Stevens Center Pl, Room 1200 or virtually on Teams. COE: tinyurl.com/3hkm6ke2 CARM: tinyurl.com/2s6mken8 TWST: tinyurl.com/3yt2w92f

Tune in for our next free Scholar Series webinar featuring Brahim El Guabli. 💻Topic: Deserts Reimagined: How Saharanism Colonized Arid Lands 🗓️Date: Fri, May 22 ⏰Time: noon PT 📍Where: Zoom 💡To register & learn more about Brahim's talk click here: tinyurl.com/56fs4ksk

Try to guess this week's Hanfordle word! Play here: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=odvqe

Tune in for the annual Cleanup Priorities public meeting next Mon, May 4 at 5:30pm. Hear from USDOE, @ecologyhanford.bsky.social & EPA about their priorities for Hanford cleanup. Bring questions/comments/concerns! Attend at the Richland Public Library or virtually. Meeting info: tinyurl.com/b6t9yeck

#ICYMI Check out the recording of Dr. Arjun Makhijani's talk! He covered ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) and provided an example of tritium venting at Los Alamos National Lab to illustrate how ALARA should work. Watch the recording: youtu.be/CaRhjos_ELg

⏰ LAST CHANCE to weigh in on USDOE's plan to firm up its steamy bottoms! Submit comments by 11:59pm tonight. ➡️ Sign the petition: www.hanfordchallenge.org/public-comme... ➡️ Submit comments directly: ecology.commentinput.com?id=mSrNcaFdM ➡️ Learn more about this comment period: tinyurl.com/4vsz9yjz

Take a guess at this week's Hanfordle word! Play here: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=iskdw

Take action today on USDOE's proposal to send concentrated liquid waste from the Effluent Management Facility (EMF bottoms) offsite for grouting & disposal. Comments due by 11:59pm on 4/26. Sign our petition: www.hanfordchallenge.org/public-comme... Comment guide for more info: tinyurl.com/4vsz9yjz

Join us this Fri, 4/24 at noon PT for a free webinar with Dr. Arjun Makhijani on ALARA & DOE Order 458.1, the safety principle that establishes radiation protections for the public & environment by keeping exposures "As Low As Reasonably Achievable." tinyurl.com/45xbyzaf 📷: Robert Del Tredici

Tune in for the Hanford Advisory Board meeting this Wed, April 22 from 8am-4:30pm PT. The meeting is free and open to the public. Attend in person at 2435 Stevens Center Pl., Conference Room 1005 in Richland or virtually on Microsoft Teams. For more info: tinyurl.com/ykk3au3s

What will the word be this week? 🤔❓You'll have to play to find out! Hanfordle is a Wordle game featuring only Hanford-related words. Play today: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=oqfsp

Tune in on Fri, 4/24 at noon PT for a free webinar. Dr. Arjun Makhijani will describe the provisions of DOE Order 458.1, which establishes radiation protections for the public & the environment by keeping exposures “As Low As Reasonably Achievable,” below the limits. Register: tinyurl.com/45xbyzaf

Save the date! The Hanford Advisory Board holds its next meeting on 4/22 from 8am-4:30pm PT. Tune in for updates from the Tri-Party agencies & more. Attend in person at 2435 Stevens Center Pl., Conference Room 1005 in Richland or virtually via Teams. Info: tinyurl.com/ykk3au3s

#ICYMI Check out the recording of Myrriah Gómez's talk last Friday! Myrriah covered Rudolfo Anaya's writings that address the atomic bomb & nuclear culture in New Mexico. If you missed it or would like to rewatch it you can find the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWvo...

We're on week 40 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=sokhc #wordgames #wordlechallenge #hanfordle #HanfordSite #wordchallenge

EVENT TOMORROW! Join us on Fri, 4/10 at noon PT for a free webinar with Myrriah Gómez. Myrriah will discuss New Mexican Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya's writings about the atomic bomb & nuclear culture. tinyurl.com/3axnus47

The first 7.5-ton container of radioactive waste turned into a stable glass form was carefully set on the bottom of a vast new landfill at Hanford in Eastern Washington Wednesday, its permanent disposal site. @tri-cityherald.com www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

Join our team! Hanford Challenge is seeking law students who share our founder Tom Carpenter's passion for the environment, dedication to grassroots activism & support for the underrepresented. Apply for the Tom Carpenter Grassroots Activist Fellowship ➡️ www.hanfordchallenge.org/tom-carpente...

We encourage you to check out this creative project by Bombshelltoe: Illuminating Radioactivity: Elevating Our Understanding of Radiation. Illuminating Radioactivity invites readers to see the invisible, and unpack fears. illuminating-radioactivity.com

The Trump administration is proposing a cut to the Hanford nuclear site budget of about $400 million, delaying some environmental cleanup projects. @tri-cityherald.com www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...

FREE WEBINAR 4/10 at noon PT! Myrriah Gómez will talk about New Mexican Chicano author, Rudolfo Anaya's, writings about the atomic bomb and nuclear culture—exploring what it conveys about New Mexican Hispanic culture. Register today: tinyurl.com/3axnus47

Play this week's Hanfordle and try to guess the Hanford-related word! mywordle.strivemath.com?word=oowhc

#ICYMI Check out the recording of Lovely Umayam's recent talk on our Scholar Series. Lovely discussed the mosaic of nuclear stories and images, why some images rise to the surface while others remain unseen, and the thinking eye. Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIf2...

“They’re pulling away from what’s kept us safe all these years,” said Bradley P. Clawson, a retired worker who spent more than three decades handling highly radioactive materials at Idaho National Laboratory. www.hcn.org/articles/new...

⚠️ Attention students! ⚠️ This is your LAST CHANCE to submit a poem to our Hot Poetry contest. Poems are due tomorrow 3/31 by 11:59pm. We will award cash prizes to up to 5 winners. Stay tuned for an announcement in April! For guidelines, resources & submissions: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

It's week 38 of Hanfordle! Try to guess this week's Hanford-related word: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=qbzwd

TAKE ACTION TODAY! Submit comments by 11:59pm PT TONIGHT! 🎯Sign the petition www.hanfordchallenge.org/public-comme... or email [email protected] with your comments. 🎯Check out our comment guide for more info, including suggested comments: tinyurl.com/2cxdaj6n

Join us this Fri, 3/27 at noon PT for a free webinar with nuclear nonproliferation expert Lovely Umayam. Through the use of art, she explores nuclear history & politics that honor the intimacy of place-focusing on uranium mining in Navajoland & atomic bomb survivors in Japan. tinyurl.com/ps2bj2dv

Public Meeting TONIGHT! Attend in person at the Richland library or virtually on Teams at 5:30pm PT. Bring your questions for USDOE & Ecology about proposed changes that could allow concentrated liquid waste to be sent offsite for treatment & disposal. www.hanford.gov/pageAction.c...

☢️🔥 Only ONE WEEK left to submit poems to our Hot Poetry contest! If you're looking for inspiration, we've seen students write poems in response to photos. Check out these two winning poems from 2023 and 2024. For more info about the contest: www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry

Mark your calendar for 3/24 at 5:30pm PT. @departmentofenergy.bsky.social & @ecologyhanford.bsky.social will hold a public meeting about sending concentrated liquid waste from the Effluent Management Facility offsite to be grouted at Perma-Fix & disposed of at a facility in Utah tinyurl.com/5aa4cpu5

Try to guess this week's Hanfordle: mywordle.strivemath.com?word=ohlgj

Tune in TONIGHT at 6pm PT for @ecologyhanford.bsky.social Let's Talk about Hanford webinar. Join via Zoom or Facebook Live.

⏰ TWO WEEKS left to submit a poem to our Hot Poetry contest! If you're a student studying in the US this contest is for you! Submit a poem by 3/31 for a chance to win 💵. You don't have to write a lengthy poem—a haiku won in 2023 & received honorable mention in 2025 www.hanfordchallenge.org/hotpoetry