by Sophie Stroud | Jan 31, 2025 | New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News
“Plaintiffs including Savannah River Site Watch, South Carolina Environmental Law Project Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Tri-Valley CAREs forced NNSA to halt construction on many phases of its plutonium pit facility near Aiken, SC,...
by Sophie Stroud | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog, Nuclear Weapons
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...
by Scott Yundt | Jan 22, 2025 | Environmental Justice, New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 17, 2025 Media Contacts: Ben Cunningham, Esquire, SCELP, 843-527-0078, ben@scelp.org Tom Clements, Savannah River Site Watch, 803-834-3084, tomclements329@cs.com Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, 505-989-7342, jay@nukewatch.org...
by Scott Yundt | Jan 22, 2025 | Blog, 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...
by Raiza Marciscano-Bettis | Jan 16, 2025 | Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News
On Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, peace and disarmament groups around the world will celebrate the fourth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The UN treaty came into force on Jan. 22, 2021, with a recognition of...
by Scott Yundt | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog, Environmental Justice, New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons, Press Releases
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced its proposal yesterday for “Enhanced Plutonium Facility Utilization” at its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The proposed plan would significantly increase the allowable quantities of nuclear weapons-grade...