HANFORD, Wash. – The Hanford Vitrification Plant, a project decades in the making with billions invested, faces an uncertain future as the Department of Energy considers pulling the plug.

Governor Bob Ferguson is ready to fight back. Governor Ferguson, alongside local leaders, held a press conference earlier today to address the situation.

Ferguson made it clear that if the federal government attempts to halt the project, Washington state will respond with legal action. “There is zero chance we are backing down on this,” Ferguson said, emphasizing his confidence in the state’s legal position. “I want to be crystal clear to everybody about this. There is zero chance we’re going to lose,” he said.

The VIT plant is scheduled to go online on October 15. The announcement from the Department

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