What’s New
A Conversation about A House of Dynamite
Tri-Valley CAREs hosted a virtual watch party for the new Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite on October 27! We had important conversations about topics the movie brought up, such as missile defense, the fallacy of deterrence, and the importance for arms control agreements,...
Special Hybrid Meeting in Tracy & Zoom 9/18
Tracy Environmental Advisory Committee Tri-Valley CAREs Meeting WHEN: September 18 at 7:30 PM LOCATION: Workvine 209, 2311 North Tracy Blvd. Tracy, CA VIRTUAL MEETING LINK: http://bit.ly/4mMiGBD We will be proudly launching the Environmental Contaminant Map of the Tracy Area,...
U.S. Nuclear Weapons “Top Line” Budget, Nuclear Posture Review, and News re: Nuclear Aspects of the War in Ukraine
Source: KZFR Radio FM Interview with Tri-Valley CAREs’ executive director Marylia Kelley on the just-released “top line” numbers for nuclear weapons and military spending for the coming fiscal year. Also covered: Pre-release details of President Biden’s Nuclear...
Ukraine: No to Nuclear War. Sign the Petition!
Help Nobel Peace Prize winners International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Tri-Valley CAREs is an ICAN partner), International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and 14 other Nobel Peace Prize laureates by signing this petition: "We reject war and...
Ucrania: No a la Guerra Nuclear. Firma la Petición!
| Translated by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Ayude a los ganadores del Premio Nobel de la Paz a la Campaña Internacional para Abolir las Armas Nucleares (Tri-Valley CARES es un socio de ICAN), a Médicos Internacionales para la Prevención de la Guerra Nuclear y a otros 14...
Good Friday Virtual Service and Protest Focuses on Livermore Lab
On “Good Friday,” April 15, 2022, our colleagues at the Ecumenical Peace Institute are planning a virtual service and annual nuclear weapons protest. This year, the event will be virtual, with a few of the speakers recorded live at the Livermore Lab. The event will...
Biden’s Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, the Ukraine, and Livermore
| Written by: Mary Perner President Biden's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is pending, in fact, overdue. Given Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to raise Russia's nuclear alert status, what will the NPR contain? Will it tamp down nuclear rhetoric and...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Nuclear Dimensions Amid the Search for Accountability and Peace
Interview with Tri-Valley CAREs’ Marylia Kelley on peace, justice and the potential nuclear consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 30-minute interview conducted by Chris Nelson, KZFR Click here to listen: http://www.kzfr.org/broadcasts/28795. Marylia Kelley's...
Our Comment- LLNL’s Hazardous Waste Permit Renewal
Livermore Lab handles, stores and “treats” hazardous and significant quantities of mixed radioactive waste (which means it’s radioactive stuff and hazardous stuff mixed together) in various buildings around the Livermore Main Site. Livermore Lab stored the leaking...
Your Comments Needed on Livermore Lab Hazardous Waste Permit: “Sign & Send” Letter You Can Use
Livermore Lab handles, stores and “treats” hazardous and significant quantities of mixed radioactive waste (which means it’s radioactive stuff and hazardous stuff mixed together) in various buildings around the Livermore Main Site. Livermore Lab stored the leaking...
Se necesitan sus comentarios sobre el permiso de desechos peligrosos del laboratorio de Livermore: carta de “Firmar y enviar” que puede usar
| Translated by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Livermore Lab maneja, almacena y “trata” cantidades significativas y peligrosas de desechos radiactivos mixtos (lo que significa que se mezclan materiales radiactivos y materiales peligrosos) en varios edificios alrededor del...
Aniversario del tratado nuclear observado con llamados a la ratificación de EE. UU.
| Translated by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Fuente: People's World Por Marilyn Bechtel LIVERMORE, Calif. – Cuando los trabajadores ingresaron por la puerta oeste del Laboratorio Nacional Lawrence Livermore en la mañana del 21 de enero, fueron recibidos por manifestantes...
Nuke treaty anniversary observed with calls for U.S. ratification
| Written by: Marilyn Bechtel By Marilyn Bechtel LIVERMORE, Calif. – As workers entered the west gate of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the morning of Jan. 21, they were greeted by protesters displaying 8-foot banners declaring, “World to U.S.: Nuclear...
U.S. must ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons
| Written by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Last week Tri-Valley CAREs went to Livermore Lab, where warheads are developed, to celebrate the first anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. We rang bells and thanked each of the 59 countries that...
Honoring Two Anniversaries
| Written by: Mary Perner On January 17th, I will commemorate the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On January 22nd, I will celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. These two...
Honor nuclear weapons treaty
| Written by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Editor, Jan. 22 is a historic day. It’s the day that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force and became part of international law. The Treaty bans the development, testing, manufacture, acquisition,...
Jan. 22 is a Historic Day
| Written by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Jan. 22 is a historic day - it’s the day that the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons entered into force and became part of international law. The treaty bans the development, testing, manufacture, acquisition,...
Join Us to Celebrate the TPNW!
January 22 marks the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Fifty-nine states parties have ratified the TPNW to date, with Peru becoming the most recent country to do so in December. In Livermore, we will...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and Reflections of Dr. King on Nuclear Weapons Abolition
| Interviewee: Marylia Kelley January 14, 2022 Source: KZFR Radio Interview with Tri-Valley CAREs’ Marylia Kelley on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the upcoming first anniversary of its entry into force. Also observance of Dr. Martin Luther...
MLK Day January 17, 2022: Remembering King’s Opposition to Nuclear Weapons
By Ralph Hutchison, Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, and Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CAREs More than fifty years after his death, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered as a civil rights icon, recalled for his stirring words at the Lincoln Memorial...
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Building a Movement, Celebrating a Milestone
Later this month, the world will mark the first anniversary of the “entry into force” of the United Nation’s Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The TPNW became part of international law on January 22, 2021 after 50 countries ratified it. And, we celebrated...
Your Voice is Your Power
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We are Honored…
Happy New Year! Despite great odds, we have had a tremendous year together, pursuing disarmament through the entry into force of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, preventing Livermore Lab from detonating huge open-air bomb blasts locally, and so much...
Together we are making a difference!
From the desk of Marylia Kelley Your generous, year-end support for Tri-Valley CAREs enables programs that change nuclear policy, challenge budget priorities, and assert our human right to air, land and water that is free of nuclear contamination. Your financial gift...
Join Us! LLNL Hazardous Waste Permit Virtual Public Meeting with State Regulators – Thursday, 12/9 at 6:30PM
As we previously reported here (https://trivalleycares.org/new/Lab-Hazardous-Waste-Permit-Public-Comment-Period-2.pdf), Livermore Lab’s hazardous waste management is undergoing a permitting process with the State of California’s Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC)....
Thank You!
From the desk of Marylia Kelley… We are thankfulThis week we pause to honor families, friends and the harvest celebrations of cultures worldwide. It’s also a time of reflection, and here at Tri-Valley CAREs our thoughts turn to you and to all those who make our...
Gracias!
| Translated by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Desde el escritorio de Marylia Kelley ... Nosotros estamos agradecidosEsta semana hacemos una pausa para honrar a las familias, los amigos y las celebraciones de la cosecha de las culturas de todo el mundo. También es un...
El período de comentarios públicos comienza (nuevamente) sobre los desechos peligrosos de Livermore Lab: el estado anuncia una reunión pública virtual
| Translated by: Raiza Marciscano-Bettis Tri-Valley CAREs ha monitoreado la gestión de desechos peligrosos de Livermore Lab y sus muchos problemas durante cuatro décadas. El laboratorio maneja, almacena y “trata” cantidades significativas y peligrosas de desechos...
Public Comment Period Begins (Again) on Livermore Lab’s Hazardous Waste: State Announces Virtual Public Meeting
Tri-Valley CAREs has monitored Livermore Lab’s hazardous waste management, and its many problems, for four decades. The Lab handles, stores and “treats” hazardous and significant quantities of mixed radioactive waste (which means its radioactive stuff and hazardous...
Congress must slash bloated military budget
| Written by: Loulena Miles By Loulena Miles The U.S. nuclear weapons and military budgets increased dramatically under Donald Trump and sickeningly, will increase again under Joe Biden. But this year’s check has not yet been signed by Congress. Now is a great time to...
Nuclear weapons monitors demand environmental review of new bomb production plans
| Written by: Marilyn Bechtel By Marilyn Bechtel Four public interest groups monitoring the nation’s nuclear weapons development sites are demanding the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency conduct a thorough environmental review of their...