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Action Alert – Thank Members of Congress who Spoke Out on Nuclear Weapons Issues!
On November 13th, ten members of Congress participated in a powerful “Special Orders session” on the House floor, led by Representative Jim McGovern (MA-2). During this session, the members who participated highlighted the escalating threat of nuclear weapons and...
We are Hiring an Environmental Program Manager!
Summary Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) is a leading nuclear weapons watchdog organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area with more than 40-year history of influencing U.S. policy at the local and national levels. We are happy...
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Action Alert – Thank Members of Congress who Spoke Out on Nuclear Weapons Issues!
On November 13th, ten members of Congress participated in a powerful “Special Orders session” on the House floor, led by Representative Jim McGovern (MA-2). During this session, the members who participated highlighted the escalating threat of nuclear weapons and...
Election Day ICBM Launch from CA Met with Protest
At 11:01 pm on Election Day, Nov. 5, as the votes were still being counted, activists from around the CA, including Tri-Valley CAREs Executive Director, Scott Yundt, gathered at the gates of Vandenberg Space Force Base to witness and protest the test launch of a...
We are Hiring an Environmental Program Manager!
Summary Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment) is a leading nuclear weapons watchdog organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area with more than 40-year history of influencing U.S. policy at the local and national levels. We are happy...
The Energy Department just made one plutonium pit. Making more is uncertain
"A federal court ruling: Coinciding with NNSA’s announcement of the first diamond-stamped pit, a US District Court ruled that the Energy Department and the NNSA violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to properly consider alternatives before...
We Won! Plaintiffs, Including Tri-Valley CAREs Prevailed in Our Environmental Lawsuit Challenging Plutonium Pit Production Plans
After several years of litigation, on September 30, United States District Court Judge Mary Geiger Lewis ruled that the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) and its semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration (“NNSA”),...
Our Executive Director Featured on NukeTalk Podcast!
Ploughshares · The Nuclear Ballot: The Fallout Generations Scott Yundt, our Executive Director, is featured on the most recent episode of the Podcast NukeTalk, hosted by the Ploughshares Fund. We highly recommend all of the podcasts seasons, which focus on nuclear...
9/26 is the 10th Annual International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Today, September 26th 2024, marks the 10th annual UN-designated International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which was marked at the UN with a high level meeting in which the Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres made remarks calling on...
Environmental Youth Video Contest Open for Submissions Now!
Enter for a chance to win $750, $500, or $250! Are you concerned about environmental health around Tracy and western San Joaquin County? Do you like making short, informative videos? Are you under 24? Than you should submit to our video contest! Climate change, loss...
Watchdog group describes fire damage at Site 300
By Bob Brownne / Tracy Press The Corral Fire that burned 14,168 acres south of Interstate 580 in early June also did significant damage to Site 300, where the blaze reportedly started, and to the infrastructure dedicated to the federally-mandated cleanup of the...
Our Comment on Cleanup Failure at Dumpsite at Livermore Lab’s Site 300
Tri-Valley CAREs organized a recent meeting to discuss Lawrence Livermore National Lab's (LLNL) Superfund Cleanup. This meeting included representatives from Livermore Lab, NNSA, Region IX EPA, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Regional Water Quality...
“We’re paying for our own annihilation but nobody thinks about it”
BY MARILYN BECHTEL, PEOPLE'S WORLD LIVERMORE, Calif. – “They don’t want peace. Why? Because peace doesn’t make money.” Those words were spoken here at the recent demonstration against the production of thermonuclear weapons at Livermore Labs. As peace activists...
Activists Solemnly Gather for ‘Back to the Brink’ Event Commemorating the Bombing of Hiroshima
Around 100 people gathered at the Westgate entrance to Livermore Lab on the morning of Tuesday, August 6, 2024 to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The theme of the event was, Back from the Brink: the imperative of nuclear abolition. A...
Join us in Oakland! 2 Screenings of Silent Fallout with Director Hideaki Ito
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Nuclear danger
Editor, On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the world will commemorate the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. As we stop in our busy lives to reflect on the horrors of Hiroshima, nuclear experts inform us that the danger of nuclear war has never...
Tri-Valley CAREs Leads Effort to Fully Fund Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB or "Board") is an independent oversight organization within the executive branch of the United States government. Established in 1988, the DNFSB's primary goal is to advise the Department of Energy (DOE) on how to...
Update on the Corral Fire at Livermore Lab’s Site 300
Tri-Valley CAREs recently followed up with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) staff members on July 23rd who gave a presentation about the Corral Fire that occurred in June and how it affected the cleanup infrastructure at the Site 300 High Explosives...
End the nuclear threat
Editor, EDITOR: As we approach the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, it is vital to reflect on that tragic day and the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons. The bombing on Aug. 6, 1945 killed over 100,000 people instantly and left countless others...
Back from the Brink, at Livermore Lab…
On August 6, the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, all are welcome to join a rally and demonstration at the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Lab. The event is called, “Back from the Brink: The Imperative of Nuclear Abolition.” Starting at 8:30...
