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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.
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…
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...
Your Donation to Tri-Valley CAREs – Now DOUBLED!
Dear Tri-Valley CAREs supporter, As we stand on the cusp of 2025, we pledge to redouble our work to hold the government accountable and prevent spiraling nuclear dangers – including the Project 2025 plans to increase the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and move toward...
We Have Been Nominated! Place Your Vote by January 13th!
We are proud to be included as nominees for the Arms Control Association’s (ACA) Person(s) of the Year for 2024! Tri-Valley CAREs along with Savannah River Site Watch, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, and South Carolina Environmental...
We Honor and Congratulate Nihon Hidankyo on their Nobel Peace Prize
Tri-Valley CAREs would like to publicly congratulate the Nihon Hidankyo, a Hibakusha group from Japan, (Hibakusha are survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and/or Nagasaki) who was recently awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee....
You are Invited, this Wednesday 12/4!
Tri-Valley CAREs annual appreciation event! We want to thank our board, volunteers and membership for the ongoing support with a casual gathering THIS WEDNESDAY! Food, beverages and good company provided. We would love to see you there!Email scott@trivalleycares.org...
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Analysis of Livermore Lab’s 2023 Site Environmental Reports
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) releases an annual public document that discloses the environmental impacts of operations at the Livermore Main Site and Site 300 entitled “Site Environmental Report.” It presents environmental monitoring results,...
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...
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...