What’s New
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.
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...
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...
Our Joint Case Challenging Plutonium Pit Production Plan Environmental Review is Fully Briefed!
Legal Battle Over Plutonium Pit Production & NEPA Compliance…
2024 Hiroshima Commemoration Events
Zoom Link & Info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85817599403?pwd=G9jJdUURz4PrINbvuAISGv5wFZWono.1 Meeting ID: 858 1759 9403 Passcode: 017643 August 6 Flyer
Tri-Valley CAREs Summer Interns 2024
Meet our Tri-Valley CAREs 2024 Summer Interns! “I am currently a student at Las Positas College (LPC) pursuing a degree in Political Science with honors. Over the past two years, I have discovered my passion for local government and policy…”
Join Us for Daniel Ellsberg Week: Take Action Against a Nuclear World
Daniel Ellsberg was the whistleblower who had spread the Pentagon Papers to the public. He was initially sentenced to 115 years in prison for this leak (dismissed in 1973 on grounds of governmental misconduct). Eventually, the contents of the Pentagon Papers led to...
From Livermore to Rafah, U.S. weapons-industrial complex thrives, with GBU-39s and more…
More than 45 Palestinian civilians were killed on May 26 in a fire caused by an unprovoked Israeli airstrike at the Kuwait Peace Camp 1 in Rafah1. According to images reviewed by weapons experts, the bombs that Israel dropped were American bombs called GBU-39s2. The...
Controlled Burns and Wildfires Can Spread Contaminants
The recent Corral Fire quickly grew to 14,168 acres, and concerningly, it burned a portion of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300, its high explosives testing range. Since it was founded in 1955, Site 300 operations have included open-air blasts with high...
Tri-Valley CAREs Speaks Up, Creates Change in Washington, DC!
Your Tri-Valley CAREs team is back from a very busy, and quite successful, 2024 Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) DC Days! About 70 participants attended an all-day issues and advocacy training before embarking on more than 60 meetings with key...
TAKE ACTION – Save RECA!
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is expiring tomorrow, June 7th. RECA was initially created in 1990 to provide minor reimbursement for critical medical care for some victims of radiation exposure from American nuclear weapons development and testing....
Fire Burns at LLNL’s Site 300
The recent Corral Fire quickly grew to 14,168 acres, and perhaps most concerning, burned a portion of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300 High Explosives Testing Range. Since it was founded in 1955, Site 300 operations have included open-air blasts with...
Join Us! Vigil for Daniel Ellsberg Week with Tri-Valley CAREs
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Livermore Activists Go to Washington D.C.
Friends of local group Tri-Valley CAREs will be in Washington, D.C., from May 19-22 for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s 2024 “DC Days” advocacy week. This event will bring roughly 60 activists from front-line communities around the country to Washington,...