OLYMPIA — A bill to protect the health of workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has passed the state Senate.
The bill passed Wednesday and now heads to the state House of Representatives.
Sponsored by Republican state Sen. Sharon Brown of Kennewick, the bill would create a task force to study worker health concerns.
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