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This episode features interviews with Marylia Kelley and Scott Yundt of Tri-Valley CARES, a watchdog group that’s been monitoring the Livermore Lab and advocating for community safety since 1983. Additionally, Sherry Pratt, a retired Lab employee and cancer survivor, joins the podcast to share her story. 

On April 21, plaintiffs Savannah River Site Watch, Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Tri-Valley CAREs 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.

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is coming to Livermore on May 12 to hear public comments about its nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work.

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 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.

The administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been released, and it is staggering.

What NNSA’s FY 2025 Performance Evaluation Report Tells Us About Lawrence Livermore Lab

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.

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.

Ecumenical Peace Institute (EPI) with Tri-Valley CAREs is once again hosting a Good Friday event on April 3!