Ep. 27 The Green Run

In 1949, the U.S. government secretly released the largest single dose of radioactive iodine in Hanford's history over Washington and Oregon — and classified it for 37 years. This episode traces the Cold War panic that caused it, exactly where it happened along Highway 240, and the decades-long fight for accountability that followed. #Hanford #GreenRun #TrueCrime #PacificNorthwestSOURCED REFERENCES- U.S. Department of Energy, "The Green Run" (Hanford.gov / energy.gov article, updated 2023)- National Park Service, Manhattan Project National Historical Park — "The Green Run"- Eastern Washington University Archives, "The Green Run" exhibit, Hanford Nuclear Historic Park Stories- Wikipedia, "Green Run" (cross-check only — verify against primary sources above before recording)- Hanford Health Information Network / Technical Steering Panel, Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project (NCBI Bookshelf)- Associated Press via KOMO News, "Massive Hanford downwinders case is closing"- Grist.org, coverage of 9th Circuit downwinders appeal- Undark / Cancer Health, book review of "The Hanford Plaintiffs" by Trisha Pritikin- Atomic Heritage Foundation / National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, "Hanford Downwinders' Struggle for Justice"- Washington State Route 240 / Hanford Site geography: Wikipedia, WSDOT route descriptions, AARoads guide