What’s New
U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution to Halt and Reverse New Nuclear Arms Race at 94th Annual Meeting
On June 7, 2026, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) wrapped up its 94th annual meeting in Long Beach, California.
Tri-Valley CAREs Staff Spoke at a Congressional Briefing in DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Nuclear Policy Program Director, Tanvi Kardile, spoke on a panel alongside Jay Coghlan from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Frank Von Hippel, Professor at Princeton University, at a Congressional briefing in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on June 4th.
Save the Date! August 6th Hiroshima Commemoration Event at Livermore Lab Gates
Join us on August 6th at the gates of the Livermore Lab to declare “Nuclear Abolition or Extinction? The Choice is Yours” to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Draft Plutonium Pit Production PEIS – Open for Public Comment
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work, is open for public comment.
U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution to Halt and Reverse New Nuclear Arms Race at 94th Annual Meeting
On June 7, 2026, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) wrapped up its 94th annual meeting in Long Beach, California.
Tri-Valley CAREs Staff Spoke at a Congressional Briefing in DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Nuclear Policy Program Director, Tanvi Kardile, spoke on a panel alongside Jay Coghlan from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Frank Von Hippel, Professor at Princeton University, at a Congressional briefing in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on June 4th.
Join Tri-Valley CAREs’ 6/18 Special Monthly Meeting: DC Days Report Back
Tri-Valley CAREs is back from Washington DC! Join us on Thursday, June 18 at 7pm PT for a special edition of our monthly meeting to hear a report back from DC Days, including key updates from meetings with policymakers, along with updates on operations at Livermore Lab!
Support Your Tri-Valley CAREs Team in DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs is in Washington DC, joined with the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability activists from around the country, to advocate for safer nuclear weapons and waste policy initiatives! Your team is meeting with both California Senators tomorrow! Below is our...
Momentous Change Enables More Plutonium at Livermore Lab
National Nuclear Security Administration Decision Circumvents Public Environmental Review, Increases Radiation Doses, and Must Be Retracted
Our Members and Staff Participate in Lab Site 300 and Main Site Superfund Tours, Press for Accountability and Cleanup
Tri-Valley CAREs’ staff and members recently attended public tours of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site 300 high-explosives testing range near Tracy, California and its Main Site in Livermore.
Tri-Valley CAREs Heads to DC! Help Support Our Team!
Dear Tri-Valley CAREs member, We are organizing locally for the Livermore public hearing on plutonium pit production while also preparing to go to Washington, DC for this year’s Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s (ANA) DC Days! We need your support! The President...
Tri-Valley CAREs Joins Fellow Plaintiffs to Tour Savannah River Site’s Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Plant
On April 21, Tri-Valley CAREs’ Nuclear Policy Program Director, Tanvi Kardile, accompanied by other plaintiffs Savannah River Site Watch and Nuclear Watch New Mexico, toured the plutonium “pit” bomb core production plant at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina.
Trumping the Budget: New Warheads and Plutonium Pits
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Analysis of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request – Part Three, Livermore Lab’s New Warheads
Tri-Valley CAREs Joins Forces to Challenge “Permitting Reform” Legislation that Opens the Door for More Plutonium at Livermore Lab Without Public Input
Tri-Valley CAREs has been reaching out to partner organizations working to challenge this “permitting reform” push. We recently joined an organizational advocacy letter, alongside various other environmental organizations, urging Congress to reject permitting reform legislation that weakens environmental protections and limits public participation.
Livermore Lab Budget Request Tops $3 Billion
The administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been released, and it is staggering.
Livermore Lab’s Annual Report Card Reveals Expanded Plutonium Pit Work — and Persistent Safety Failures
What NNSA’s FY 2025 Performance Evaluation Report Tells Us About Lawrence Livermore Lab
Trump’s Plan to Pick Our Pockets to Fund Nuclear Weapons and the Department of War at Historically High Levels
On Friday, the Trump Administration began revealing its historically profligate Fiscal Year 2027 budget request to Congress. This is a summary of the “Top Line” numbers for “Defense,” which includes the Pentagon along with weapons programs in the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.
Celebrating Youth Voices: Winners of the 2026 Environmental Photo Contest
This year, Tri-Valley CAREs had the privilege of hosting our first ever Youth Environmental Photo Contest! We invited young people ages 10-25 to share how they see and experience the environment and environmental justice issues in their communities.
Good Friday Event on April 3
Ecumenical Peace Institute (EPI) with Tri-Valley CAREs is once again hosting a Good Friday event on April 3!
Tri-Valley CAREs is Happy to Announce New Staff Attorney Fellow, Raine Gordon!
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.
Tri-Valley CAREs Submitted Comments on DOE’s Notice of New Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
At the beginning of February, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of its new categorical exclusion for authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures.
As Tri-Valley CAREs Takes a Leadership Role in the California Environmental Justice Coalition, We Look Back While Moving Forward
Tri-Valley CAREs is pleased to share that our Environmental Program Manager, Anoushka Raj, has been invited to join the board of the California Environmental Justice Coalition (CEJC)!
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.
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.
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!
FY 2027’s $1.5T Defense Budget Proposal Marks the Highest in History!
President Donald Trump announced in February on social media he would ask Congress for a $1.5 trillion defense budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027–a massive $500 billion increase from this year’s Pentagon budget of $1 trillion!
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!