What’s New
Community Meeting at Livermore Gardens – Full Cleanup. Full Transparency. Protecting Our Community’s Health.
Tri-Valley CAREs organized a community event on Thursday, February 26, at Livermore Gardens, an apartment community located at 5720 East Avenue in Livermore, less than a block from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Eco Fair Brings Community Together for Environmental Action
As an Honors Political Science student at Las Positas College, environmental protection is a topic that deeply interests me. This spring semester I am interning with Tri-Valley CAREs focusing on nuclear policy and environmental justice. On Friday, February 27, I joined board member Mary Perner to table at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Eco Fair at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.
Deadline Extended! Tri-Valley CAREs 2026 Youth Environmental Photo Contest
All entries that meet the requirements are automatically entered into a pool of consideration for the prizes: The winner receives $750, the runner-up gets $250. Additionally, applicants from Tracy/West San Joaquin County are eligible for a separate $500 Community Award.
Community Meeting at Livermore Gardens – Full Cleanup. Full Transparency. Protecting Our Community’s Health.
Tri-Valley CAREs organized a community event on Thursday, February 26, at Livermore Gardens, an apartment community located at 5720 East Avenue in Livermore, less than a block from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Eco Fair Brings Community Together for Environmental Action
As an Honors Political Science student at Las Positas College, environmental protection is a topic that deeply interests me. This spring semester I am interning with Tri-Valley CAREs focusing on nuclear policy and environmental justice. On Friday, February 27, I joined board member Mary Perner to table at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Eco Fair at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.
Tri-Valley CAREs Director and Former Director Featured on Podcast!
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Executive Director Scott Yundt and our former Executive Director (current Senior Advisor) Marylia Kelley, were recently invited on the popular East Bay Yesterday podcast.
Take Action Today to End the War Against Iran
As we wake this morning, the U.S. government’s illegal, unconstitutional, and unprovoked bombing of Iran continues unabated. Hundreds of Iranian’s are already dead, including more than 150 schoolchildren who were killed in the bombing of a girl’s school on day one.
We Asked, And GAO Listened: GAO Issues a Report Saying NNSA Should Improve its Cost Growth Notification Process
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) construction projects and nuclear warhead development programs have historically experienced major cost overruns, including at Livermore Lab.
Our Executive Director Talks on the Peace and Justice Program on all Things Nuclear!
On February 13, Tri-Valley CAREs’ Executive Director, Scott Yundt, talked with Chris Nelson on the Peace and Justice Program on KZFR 90.1 FM on a variety of nuclear weapons topics!
Will you be our Valentine?
Valentine’s Day reminds us not only of romantic love but also of our love for peace, justice, our neighbors, and our beautiful earth. This is an abiding love we know you share.
Take Action: Save New START! Stop a New U.S.- Russia Arms Race
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia – the New START Agreement – is set to expire on February 5, 2026, just this week!
TVC Celebrated 5 Years of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons!
January 22, 2026 marked the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)!
It is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight: 2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement
Today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its “Doomsday Clock” to the closest to midnight it has ever been. Due to the increased likelihood that humanity will suffer a global catastrophe, we are now just “85 seconds to midnight,” 4 seconds closer to midnight than we were last year.
In Honor of MLK Jr. Day: A Call for Moral Leadership on Nuclear Weapons
Tri-Valley CAREs’ staff, board and members honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday, January 15. And, we celebrate his holiday on the third Monday of January each year.
USA Today Features Excellent Analysis and Visual Maps on the U.S. Nuclear Sponge
The series of articles from the January 6 USA Today examines the costs – financial and human – of upgrading U.S. land-based nuclear missile silos, of which there are 450 located in the Midwest. The concept of the nuclear sponge is that this leg of the nuclear triad, which is uniquely vulnerable to a strike because the silos can be seen easily from space, is “useful” because it will “absorb” the initial nuclear strike on the U.S., making the Midwest a sacrifice zone.
Article highlights Tri-Valley CAREs’ concerns about Lab canceling public engagement efforts – Join our 1/15 meeting for more!
In a January 7th article, Livermore Vine reporter Jude Strzemp discussed the National Security Administration’s decision to retract its intention to publish a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for public comment for “Enhanced Plutonium Utilization”
Year End Report: Tri-Valley CAREs Celebrates our 2025 Accomplishments
Take a look at Tri-Valley CAREs’ 2025 accomplishments through our end of the year report!
Your Year-End Donation to Tri-Valley CAREs – Now Doubled!
Tri-Valley CAREs had an amazing 2025! In a time when the risks posed by nuclear weapons are growing, Tri-Valley CAREs work is more important than ever. Our staff, board and volunteers have made great strides in 2025 (click here for staff highlights). To read more about our year, here’s a letter from our Executive Director Scott Yundt.
Livermore Lab Uses Trump Executive Order Gutting Environmental Laws to Push Through Enhanced Plutonium Utilization without Public Input
A November notice from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) erases the previously announced public involvement requirement and thereby fast-tracks increased plutonium use at its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory after decades of limits protected the public from potential risks.
Tri-Valley CAREs Traveled to Nevada to Oppose Potential Resumption of Nuclear Testing
On November 21st, Scott Yundt and Tanvi Kardile from Tri-Valley CAREs gathered at “Peace Camp” at the gates of the Nevada National Security Site (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site) to join other experts and activists from around the country in a display of opposition to Trump’s recent statement suggesting the US could conduct explosive nuclear tests at the site.
Site 300 Hazardous Waste Permit Renewals Need Your Input
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Site 300, the high-explosives testing range in the hills near Tracy, is once again at a crossroads, and your participation is needed!
U.S. Tests ICBM Nuclear Warhead Delivery System from Vandenberg After Trump Amps Up Nuclear Testing Rhetoric
In the early morning hours of November 5, 2025 as election results dominated the news, Vandenberg Space Force Base launched a Minuteman III missile. This intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is the current US ground-based nuclear warhead delivery system that sits in roughly 400 underground silos across five states. It would target US adversaries in a full-scale nuclear war.
Trump’s Vague Call for New Nuclear Testing, Livermore Lab’s Potential Role, and the Burgeoning Opposition
On October 29th, the President used his social media platform, Truth Social, to make a confusing, but potentially very serious announcement: “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis.”
Just 100 Days Until US – Russia Nuclear Weapons Limits Agreement Expires
In just 100 days, the 2010 New Strategic Arms Control Treaty (New START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the US and Russia, the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, is set to expire. New START limits US and Russian nuclear forces to 1550 strategic...
Critical Analysis of LLNL’s 2024 Annual Site Environmental Report
Executive Summary The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 2024 Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) describes effective groundwater remediation, shrinking contaminant plumes, and proactive protection of endangered species on its sites. However, a closer...
A Conversation about A House of Dynamite
Tri-Valley CAREs hosted a virtual watch party for the new Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite on October 27! We had important conversations about topics the movie brought up, such as missile defense, the fallacy of deterrence, and the importance for arms control...
Celebrate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on September 26!
September 26th is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, known as Nuclear Abolition Day. This day serves to increase public awareness and education on the threats posed by nuclear weapons and the necessity to pursue nuclear disarmament,...
Special Hybrid Meeting in Tracy & Zoom 9/18
Tracy Environmental Advisory Committee Tri-Valley CAREs Meeting WHEN: September 18 at 7:30 PM LOCATION: Workvine 209, 2311 North Tracy Blvd. Tracy, CA VIRTUAL MEETING LINK: http://bit.ly/4mMiGBD We will be proudly launching the Environmental Contaminant Map of the...
Tri-Valley CAREs Launches New Environmental Mapping Tool of the Tracy Area
In March of 2024, Tri-Valley CAREs was an inaugural recipient of the Environmental Justice Action Grant from the California Environmental Protection Agency (“CalEPA”) to support community member involvement in environmental and climate decision-making in San Joaquin...
Nuclear Safety Oversight Under Threat!
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB or Board) has safety oversight authority over the nuclear facilities at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), including Livermore Lab’s plutonium and tritium facilities. Without urgent action in the...
Bay Area Representative Has Co-Sponsored House Resolution 317! Let’s keep up the momentum…
A team of Tri-Valley CAREs staff members, Scott Yundt, Tanvi Kardile, and Dash Orel (who is a constituent) teamed up with our colleague Maylene Hughes at Physicians for Social Responsibility to meet with Bay Area Representative Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10 Walnut Creek). ...
Lawrence Livermore Lab Main Site: Critical Environmental & Health Concerns (2022 Five-Year Review)
Overview: A Legacy of Contamination in a Community’s Backyard Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s main site in Livermore, CA has a decades-long legacy of toxic and radioactive pollution. Past operations, from a Naval air station in the 1940s, plus decades of...