Tri-Valley CAREs is pleased to announce our new Staff Attorney Fellow, Raine Gordon. Her year-long fellowship was made possible by her law school, the University of San Francisco (USF), School of Law which recognized Raine’s commitment to working in the public’s interest and the ability to have a “global impact” during a fellowship at Tri-Valley CAREs.
Our Executive Director Scott Yundt, who is also an alum of USF School of Law, is thrilled to welcome back Raine, who worked as Tri-Valley CAREs 2024 Summer Legal Intern. During her internship, Raine investigated the impacts of the “Corral” wildfire at Livermore Lab’s Site 300, helped advocate for full funding of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and completed extensive research about nuclear safety oversight and legislative challenges to the regulatory framework of nuclear oversight agencies.
Raine then joined Tri-Valley CAREs Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s DC days 2025 team, where she joined in a dozen meetings with elected state representatives and senators to advocate for nuclear arms control, nuclear safety, and better cleanup at nuclear sites.
As our Staff Attorney Fellow, Raine will be working with Tri-Valley CAREs legal team strategizing legal tools to challenge the new nuclear arms race. This will include utilizing environmental laws (NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA), and open government laws (FOIA, CPRA). Raine will additionally be focusing on the global impact of nuclear weapons production by developing expertise in the relevant international law and will help to represent Tri-Valley CAREs at the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference in November of this year.
“Working for Tri-Valley CAREs during law school exposed me to a closely-knit community of experts, activists, and people who care deeply about the safety and well-being of their communities and the world. I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue working for Tri-Valley CAREs, advocating against new nuclear weapons development in an effort to prevent humanitarian and environmental disaster.” Welcome to the team, Raine!