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Workers at Washington state’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation were allegedly exposed to toxic chemical vapors between January and July. As a result Bob Ferguson, Washington’s Attorney General, is requesting that a federal judge obligate the U.S. Department of Energy to more effectively protect the employees. The department has responded that there is no reason to believe the vapors are harmful, because one commonly cited symptom, headaches, are universally experienced. The long-term effects of breathing the toxic vapors is unknown, so Ferguson is urging the court to push up the September 2017 court date.