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Now Playing:Watch our . Explore the military's environmental legacy in the Pacific Northwest.World War II spurred a plane-manufacturing frenzy on the bank of Seattle's Duwamish River. The pollution is still with us. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.Winning World War II depended on raw materials. One such resource grew tall and green in the Pacific Northwest. From our series 'Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.'Portland's WWII&nbsp;shipbuilding gave way to shipbreaking and environmental consequences extending well beyond the war years. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.The Hanford Nuclear Site has been in cleanup mode since the Cold War ended. But the first drop of waste has yet to be treated. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup workers must fight for acknowledgement their illnesses stem from on-the-job exposures. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.The military's expanded presence in the Northwest creates new challenges for those who want quiet places to remain so. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.Military bases are some of the most violent places around. Some are also keepers of rare habitat for imperiled species. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.Want the 'Battle Ready' stories to go? .Office of War InformationIn their desperation for timber, the War Labor Board considered more extreme solutions to put loggers to work: German prisoners of war held at several Northwest military installations.KCTS9.org/battlereadyProducer: Cassandra ProfitaPhotographer/Editor: Chris NolanArchival material:Zidell CompaniesNorthWest Ecosystem Services, Inc.Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryThe OregonianCity of Portland ArchivesKaiser Permanente Heritage ResourcesKOIN Phonodisc Collection, Oregon Historical Society Research Library​KCTS9.org/battlereadyThe Center for Natural Lands Management is buying land adjacent to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and replanting it with native grasses and flowers. More prairie habitat off base could reduce pressure on the military to accommodate endangered species that depend on JBLM.Credits:Producer/photographer: Katie CampbellEditor: Amy MahardyHanford is the nation's largest nuclear cleanup site, with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste sitting in old, leaky underground tanks just a few hours upriver from Portland. There's a plan to clean It all up. But after more than 20 years and $19 billion dollars, not a drop of waste has been treated.CreditsProducer/Writer: MacGregor CampbellNarrator: MacGregor CampbellAnimator/Editor: MacGregor CampbellReporters: MacGregor Campbell, Robert McClure/InvestigateWestArchival material: Department of Energy, Prelinger ArchivesMusic: Audio NetworkFollow UsThanks to our Sponsors:When America was drawn into World War II the Pacific Northwest answered the call with lumber, shipyards, an atomic weapon plant and B-17 bombers. Battle Ready explores the hidden history of the military, the Northwest, and the environment.ReporterFormer Video Managing Editor, KCTS9/EarthFixWriter and Animator, DigitalFormer Associate Producer, KCTS9/EarthFixExecutive Director, InvestigateWestReporterInvestigative and Data ReporterEditorThanks to our Sponsors

Now Playing:Watch our . Explore the military's environmental legacy in the Pacific Northwest.World War II spurred a plane-manufacturing frenzy on the bank of Seattle's Duwamish River. The pollution is still with us. From our series Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.Winning World War II depended on raw materials. One such resource grew tall and green in the Pacific Northwest. From our series 'Battle Ready: The Military’s Environmental Legacy In The Northwest.'Portland's WWII&nbsp;shipbuilding gave way to shipbreaking and environmental consequences extending...

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