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Groups Fire Back at Feds’ Move to Dismiss Plutonium Pit Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 26, 2021 Media Contacts: Leslie Lenhardt, South Carolina Environmental Law Project, (843) 527-0078, leslie@scelp.org Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CAREs, in CA, (925) 255-3589,...
Media Advisory; For Immediate Release: August 3, 2021
Media Advisory; For Immediate Release: August 3, 2021 Hybrid Live/Virtual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Rally and March at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab Fri., Aug. 6, 9:00 am PDT (live/pre-recorded); Mon., Aug. 9, 9:00...
Groups File Lawsuit Over Plutonium Bomb Core Production
Complaint alleges that the government’s refusal to review nationwide impacts of plutonium pit production is illegalToday, a coalition of community and public interest groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S....
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Good Friday vigil: No nuclear weapons, diplomacy, not war, in Ukraine
By Marilyn Bechtel LIVERMORE, Calif. – As nuclear disarmament, peace and justice advocates gathered virtually April 15 for the annual Good Friday Worship and Witness focusing on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, they posed a question: “This Tax Day – What Does the Lord Require of...
Calling for Change
As the sun rose on Friday April 15, 2022, I commemorated Good Friday with Tri-Valley CAREs and the Ecumenical Peace Institute. As they have for decades, local peace advocates and interfaith organizations gathered to confront nuclear weapons at the gates of Livermore Lab. This year...
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 anhttp://www.trivalleycares.org/new/KZFR-30th_logo.pngKZFR-30th_logo.png (320×174) (trivalleycares.org)d military spending for the coming...
Biden’s Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, the Ukraine, and Livermore
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 restrain proliferation-provocative U.S....
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 que mostraban...
Nuke treaty anniversary observed with calls for U.S. ratification
Source: People's World 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 Weapons are Illegal – Join...
U.S. must ratify treaty banning nuclear weapons
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 ratified the treaty and the dozens more undertaking the...
Honoring Two Anniversaries
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 events are more intertwined than they may appear...
Honor nuclear weapons treaty
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, stockpiling, transfer, stationing, or threatened use of...
Jan. 22 is a Historic Day
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, stockpiling, transfer, stationing, or threatened use of nuclear...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and Reflections of Dr. King on Nuclear Weapons Abolition
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 King’s birthday and his writings opposing nuclear...
Congress must slash bloated military budget
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 get on the horn to Sens. Alex Padilla and...
Nuclear weapons monitors demand environmental review of new bomb production plans
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 plans to produce large quantities of a new type of...
On Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries, activists demand abolition of nuclear weapons
Source: People's World By Marilyn Bechtel LIVERMORE, Calif.—This year, at the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, commemoration of the solemn 76th anniversaries of the U.S.’ nuclear devastation of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II linked...
‘Big and bold action’ needed from next DOE cleanup boss, say advocates
Source: Aiken Standard By Colin Demarest An alliance of more than 30 organizations in a Monday letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stressed that the next leader of the Energy Department’s nuclear cleanup office must be dedicated to environmental justice and be capable of making...
Plutonium Pit Production Lawsuit: Jay Coghlan, Marylia Kelley, Tom Clements – Nuclear Hotseat #523
Source: Nuclear Hotseat Plutonium Pit (revered to above as the “core”) is the detonator at the heart of nuclear bombs — and the United States is planning to make up to 80 pits a year for NEW nuclear weapons, in addition to the 1,500 ready-to-use devices already in our arsenal.By Libbe...
Watchdog groups suing Biden administration over plutonium pit plans
Source: Aiken Standard By Colin Demarest, Aiken Standard, S.C. A coalition of public-interest groups on Tuesday said it was suing the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration, accusing the agencies of shirking environmental obligations in their ongoing...
Lawsuit filed over plutonium pit plans
Source: Albuquerque Journal By T.S. LAST A coalition of public interest groups that includes Nuclear Watch New Mexico on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against federal agencies over plans to expand the production of plutonium pits – the core of nuclear weapons used to trigger explosions – at...
Feds sued over plan to build atomic weapons component factory in SC
Source: The State By Sammy Fretwell Four public interest groups sued the federal government Tuesday, seeking to stop construction of multi-billion dollar nuclear factories in South Carolina and New Mexico that would make components for new atomic weapons. Savannah River Site Watch,...
New Mexico activists sue federal agencies over pit production plans
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican By Scott Wyland Opponents of federal plans to produce a new generation of nuclear bomb cores are suing the U.S. Department of Energy for refusing to conduct a full nationwide review, arguing the study is required because the operation will involve multiple...
Environmental and public interest groups sue to challenge plutonium production for warheads
Source: KPFA Radio The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays Correction: Plutonium bomb cores (pits) are not placed into the warheads at Livermore Lab. The government’s plan involves sending plutonium pit material from Los Alamos Lab in NM to Livermore Lab in the Bay Area for “Materials...
Groups sue Biden admin over planned expansion of nuke work in South Carolina
Source: ABC 4 News By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Watchdog groups are suing the Biden administration over plans to produce plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear stockpile. The groups argued in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Energy Department and the National...
Minorities threatened by atomic weapons plants in S. Carolina and NM, groups say
Source: The State News By Sammy Fretwell, A coalition of environmental groups from the southern and western United States is threatening to sue the federal government over plans for plutonium pit factories in South Carolina and New Mexico that would produce components for additional...
The Investing in Cures Before Missiles Act
Source: The Independent News “With all of the global challenges we face, the last thing we should be doing is giving billions to defense contractors to build missiles we don’t need to keep as a strong nuclear deterrence” - this according to California Congressman Ro Khanna, who recently...
Nuke groups pressing Biden administration for more pit production environmental review
Source: Aiken Standard By Colin Demarest A coalition of nuclear watchers and nonprofits is again lobbying the federal government to conduct a more rigorous environmental review of plans to produce nuclear weapon cores in South Carolina and New Mexico, this time hoping the new...
Atomic weapons plan risky for SC, lawyers say. Noted legal service joins fray
Source: The State By Sammy Fretwell A South Carolina legal service has joined the fight against an atomic weapons components factory at the Savannah River Site, raising the possibility that environmental groups will sue the federal government to stop the effort. The South Carolina...
Time to rethink nuclear chain of command
Source: Pleasanton Weekly On Jan. 8, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to the Pentagon about “preventing an unstable president” from ordering a nuclear strike. Her concern centered on the un-hindered ability of any U.S. President to launch nuclear weapons. No one else legally, or...
Jennifer Granholm’s nuke priorities remain hazy
Source: Aiken Standard By Colin Demarest In written testimony provided to a Senate panel Wednesday, the new president’s pick to lead the Department of Energy said she would prioritize, among other things, American safety and security. Doing so, Jennifer Granholm explained in a single...
Nuclear Weapons – Sole Launch Authority
Source: The Independent News On Friday, Jan. 8, Nancy Pelosi wrote to fellow Democrats, “This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing...
Treaty to ban all nuclear weapons is now international law
Source: People's World By Marilyn Bechtel A major milestone on the long road to ridding the world entirely of nuclear weapons was reached on Jan. 22, as the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons officially became part of international law. That road began Jan. 24,...
Sensible nuclear policy needed
Source: Tracy Press Editor, It is very difficult for me to write something negative about a President of the United States, but President Donald Trump’s behavior has completely derailed in the last week. He shows no sign of acknowledgement of what he did was an attack to our nation. His...
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