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90% of Livermore Lab Budget Now for Nuclear Weapons Activities; Renewable Energy Program Abolished – $0 Requested
The Trump Administration’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) for Livermore Laboratory has been released and it tops $2.9 billion for the first time! The Lab’s overall budget is up 16% from last year. Tri-Valley CAREs has long been advocating for Livermore Lab to grow...
LLNL 2024 Groundwater Cleanup Report Analysis
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been cleaning up volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in groundwater for over three decades, and the 2024 Annual Report shows steady but gradual progress. In 2024, the cleanup efforts removed about 31.3 kilograms of VOCs...
Tri-Valley CAREs’s Comments on Scoping of Plutonium Pit Production Plan Programmatic Environmental Review
After several years of litigation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Tri-Valley CAREs and our co-plaintiffs (Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Savannah River Site Watch, and the Gullah Geechee Sea Island Coalition) were victorious in winning a full,...
90% of Livermore Lab Budget Now for Nuclear Weapons Activities; Renewable Energy Program Abolished – $0 Requested
The Trump Administration’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) for Livermore Laboratory has been released and it tops $2.9 billion for the first time! The Lab’s overall budget is up 16% from last year. Tri-Valley CAREs has long been advocating for Livermore...
LLNL 2024 Groundwater Cleanup Report Analysis
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been cleaning up volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in groundwater for over three decades, and the 2024 Annual Report shows steady but gradual progress. In 2024, the cleanup efforts removed about 31.3 kilograms of...
“Never Again”: Mark the Solemn 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Us at Livermore Lab
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Tri-Valley CAREs Heads to DC! Take action to support our team…
Dear Tri-Valley CAREs member, We are on our way to make "good trouble" in Washington, DC and the timing is... critical! The White House is seeking a TRILLION DOLLARS for so-called national "defense" in the coming year! Yes, you read that right, for just one year! And...
“Scoping” Public Comment Period in First Step of the Court Ordered Plutonium Pit Production Plan Programmatic Environmental Review Now Complete
Opportunity to offer alternatives and comment on the plutonium pit support work planned at Livermore Lab and elsewhere! Plutonium pits are the radioactive cores of every nuclear weapon…
Confronting the Call to Resume Nuclear Testing
The United States conducted 1,032 explosive nuclear weapons tests, with its last being conducted underground at the Nevada Test Site in 1992. Four years later, President Clinton signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and despite never ratifying the treaty,...
Tri-Valley CAREs is excited to invite you to our upcoming Tracy Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting May 27 at 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Tri-Valley CAREs Tracy Office, Workvine 209, 2311 North Tracy Blvd. Tracy CA 📍 Virtual Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/3YxKT5b TEAC is a space for Tracy residents to raise concerns about pollution and environmental health — and take action. Do you know about...
Rooted in Community: Reflections from Tracy Earth Day
On Saturday, April 27, Tri-Valley CAREs joined our friends and longtime collaborators at the Tracy Earth Project for their annual Tracy Earth Day celebration. People of all ages came out to connect with one another, learn about local environmental efforts, and take...
Celebrating Youth Voices: Tri-Valley CAREs 2025 Youth Video Contest Awardees
The Youth Environmental Video contest has been a meaningful part of our growing outreach in Tracy and surrounding areas, where we’re working hard to build awareness and community power around environmental health and justice. Over the past few months, we’ve been...
Tell Your Representative to Co-Sponsor House Resolution 317!
On April 10th, two US Members of Congress, Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-2), introduced H. Res. 317 laying out the common sense steps needed to reduce nuclear risks and move toward a world free of nuclear weapons. This official title of the bill...
Good Friday Event at the Gates of Livermore Lab
What: An Interfaith Service of Worship and Witness @ Livermore Lab When: April 18th, 2025, Gather at 7:45am, Starts at 8am Where: Southwest “East Ave.” Gate, East Avenue at S. Vasco Road or online via Zoom Tri-Valley CAREs supports the annual gathering at the gates of...
New Administration’s Attack on Environmental Justice Begins to Take Effect
On Tuesday, March 25 2025, Tri-Valley CAREs joined allies in urgent action against the federal government’s escalating attacks on environmental justice. The rally, held in response to sweeping deregulation efforts, gathered community members, advocates, and organizers...
Livermore Lab Performance Critiqued – Warhead Delays Noted, Plutonium Pit Work Touted
For nearly a decade, Tri-Valley CAREs, along with colleague organizations Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Savannah River Site Watch have used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request the Annual Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) for National Nuclear Security...
Tri-Valley CAREs Uncovers Cause of Corral Fire
The Corral Fire ignited on June 1, 2024, in the southeast portion of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) Site 300, a 7,000-acre experimental test site near Tracy, California. Fueled by high winds averaging 32.7 mph (with gusts up to 43.1 mph), the fire...
Take Action! Support Coordinated Day of Action to Raise Awareness on Capitol Hill of the Danger of Nuclear War!
Today, we are supporting the efforts of peace, faith, and disarmament groups who are joining together in Washington DC for a coordinated Day of Action to distribute signed copies of Annie Jacobsen’s powerful book, Nuclear War: A Scenario, to every single member of...
Tri-Valley CAREs Comments on the Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement Analyzing Livermore Lab’s Proposed Enhanced Plutonium Utilization
Since Livermore Lab’s January announcement that it is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to analyze its proposal for “Enhanced Plutonium Facility Utilization,” Tri-Valley CAREs has focused on organizing the community to engage in the public...
The Third Meeting of State Parties on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is March 3rd-7th!
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2017 in response to both the failings of the nuclear weapons states to take affirmative steps to disarm as required by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and as a...
Livermore Lab Main Site Superfund Cleanup Update: 2025 Plans, Community Walks and New Factsheet
At Tri-Valley CAREs, we are excited to share our latest updates on the Superfund cleanup at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)! Thanks to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), we are proud to be among the first recipients of the...
SPEAK OUT! Send a Comment Oppose Plutonium Utilization Proposed at Livermore Lab – Public Comment Period Extended to Monday, March 3rd
In early January, the National Nuclear Security Administration announced it is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement…
If President Trump and Elon Musk want to cut federal waste, they should listen to activists who’ve been targeting the land-based leg of the nuclear triad for decades.
Scott Yundt, Executive Director at Tri-Valley CAREs, says the ICBM test launches at Vandenberg “only serve to provoke other nuclear weapon states.”
Doomsday Clock Ominously Moves Closer to Midnight
Today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist revealed that the Doomsday Clock ticked down to 89 seconds, from the 90 seconds it has been at for the past several years. The clock’s hand leaves only a sliver of time until midnight; a metaphor for the impending...
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Livermore Action Highlights the 4th “Banniversary” of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
In the early morning, as thousands of scientists, engineers and rank and file employees arrived for their jobs at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Tri-Valley CAREs members held banners at the West Gate entrance to remind them that the Treaty on the...
Honoring the Life: Continuing the Work
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. Equally important, we strive to carry on his work every day. Dr. King was...
Government Quietly Announces Dangerous New Plan for More Plutonium at Livermore Lab to Increase its Nuclear Weapons Activities
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced its proposal yesterday…
Tri-Valley CAREs 2025 Youth Environmental Video Contest
Before entering, make sure you meet all the requirements for the 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...
Let’s Support the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Together!
Wednesday, January 22nd Join Tri-Valley CAREs at the gates of Lawrence Livermore Lab to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. We will meet at the West Gate entrance to the Lab from 8:30-9:30am...
Celebrate Tri-Valley CAREs’ 2024 Victories!
This has been an amazing year for Tri-Valley CAREs. Thanks to you, and all of our supporters, we have many achievements to share. Here is a sample of our 2024 wins for you to enjoy… 1.Last month, we achieved a major victory when the federal Judge in our four-year-long...
Welcome Anoushka! Tri-Valley CAREs Environmental Program Manager
We are thrilled to announce the addition of Anoushka Raj as Tri-Valley CAREs' new Environmental Program Manager! We have expanded our environmental work with a focus on increasing community involvement in the Superfund cleanups at both Lawrence Livermore National...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Hazardous Pollution at Site 300
Key issues in the ongoing cleanup of leaking radioactive and toxic materials from nuclear weapons activities near Tracy, California Overview The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was founded in 1952 expressly to speed the development of new types of nuclear...