Hanson was appointed to the NRC by Trump in 2020 and named chair by then-President Joe Biden in 2021. His renomination by ...

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President Donald Trump fired Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Christopher Hanson on Friday, abruptly ousting the Biden ...

Christopher Hanson received a terse “effective immediately” dismissal note signed by the deputy director for presidential ...

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House and Senate Democrats slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Democratic Nuclear Regulatory Commission Member ...

Critics warn that the United States may soon be taking on more nuclear safety risks after Donald Trump fired one of five ...

President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he ...

Christopher Hanson was appointed to serve on the commission overseeing the nation's nuclear reactors by President Biden in ...

A Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says he was illegally fired by President Trump. In a Monday post on LinkedIn, Christopher Hanson said that President Trump had fired him ...

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WAFB Chief Investigative Reporter Chris Nakamoto’s reporting has changed laws and lives across southeast Louisiana. Chris joined the WAFB TEAM in January 2025, eager to continue exposing ...