Erica C. Barnett

ericacbarnett.bsky.social

22 October 2026 21:42

Yep, here it is, last Friday! So odd that the Seattle Times would just ignore my coverage—oh, wait, they literally always do, because they think they're the only legitimate news source in town! Read PubliCola and get breaking news a week before the local paper gets around to it.

Brandon Block

brandonblock.bsky.social

22 October 2026 20:34

My latest: state lawmakers thought a 2018 bill would force the U.S. DOE to pay workers who got sick cleaning up radioactive waste at a federal weapons site. Instead, the DOE has spent $12 million on lawyers and expert testimony to fight worker claims. www.propublica.org/article/hanf...

ProPublica

propublica.org

22 October 2026 20:04

NEW: A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits. with @cascadepbs.org

Charles Ornstein

charlesornstein.bsky.social

22 October 2026 14:32

Infuriating story about how bureaucratic delays hurt people. Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims. by @lizzgiordano.bsky.social @brandonblock.bsky.social with @cascadepbs.org @kuow.org

Jacob Jones

jonesdaily.bsky.social

01 June 2026 21:08

Congrats to @brandonblock.bsky.social, @farahe.bsky.social, @lizzgiordano.bsky.social and Jaelynn Grisso of the former Cascade PBS Investigations team on their latest SPJ Region 10 Awards for their reporting work in 2025: www.spjwash.org/2026/06/spj-...