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Originally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2026 Columbia Riverkeeper · Currents 2026, Issue 1, Page 2-3, Director's Letter To the energy industry, the Columbia River is a convenient fossil-fuel highway, an electricity-generating workhorse, and a...
Lawmakers aim to force University of Michigan to follow local zoning rules
By: Sam Jane | SJane@mlive.com, M Live | June 25, 2026 mlive.comANN ARBOR, MI – Three Michigan lawmakers introduced legislation that would curb the University of Michigan’s authority to buy land and expand its footprint across the state.State Reps. Jimmie Wilson Jr.,...
The Most TOXIC Place in America Is About to Get WAY More Dangerous
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Wrap Up: GAO says EM should rush into costly projects; Hanford Site permit comment period starts; Centrus, DOE ink $900M contrac…
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Details available on upcoming Hanford lab procurement sessions
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DOE plans for wider-scale cesium removal at Hanford
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Nuclear Weapons and 250 Years of the United States By Ivana Nikolić Hughes and Peter Kuznick This article first appeared in Al Jazeera (in Arabic) on July 4, 2026. What would it take for humanity, let alone the US, to survive another quarter of a millennium? One of...
Submit Your PEIS Comments and Commemorate the Church Rock Uranium Mill Tailings Spill and the Trinity Test
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CCNSUpdate070326mc.mp3 Mark your calendar for some important upcoming events: the PEIS comments are due on Thursday, July 16th, then on Saturday, July 18th, the Commemoration of the Church Rock Uranium Mill Tailings...
Radiation Trainwreck: Is NRC deregulating radiation standards?
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released to the public yesterday its draft proposed rule (PR), allowing more radiation exposure. The PR is not published in the Federal Register (FR) as of this writing (12:15 PM ET), meaning the public must prepare comments now...
USDOE 200-West Grout Decision
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A Native American Yucca Mountain Experience
By the year 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency set the radiation protection standards for Yucca Mountain without considering the comments of the Native Community Action Council challenging the Environmental Protection Agency standard for not being protective of...
Contributing to Nuclear Justice: Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) Policy Paper
In June 2026, our good friends at the Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) published a policy paper, “From Harm to Justice: A Needs-Based Assessment of Nuclear-Affected Communities in Kazakhstan and Policy Pathways for Implementing Articles 6 and 7 of the TPNW.”...
President’s Letter – June 2026
President’s Letter – 250 Years and Counting Dear NAPF Community, The fast approaching 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is an opportunity for reflection for all of us who live in these United States on what the country and its history...
President’s Letter – June 2026
President’s Letter – 250 Years and Counting Dear NAPF Community, The fast approaching 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is an opportunity for reflection for all of us who live in these United States on what the country and its history...
Ecology seeks feedback on expanded Hanford cleanup permit
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One Month Left to Comment on Expanded Plutonium Pit Production
There is just one month remaining to submit comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for expanded plutonium pit production. The proposal would dramatically increase production of plutonium pits...
WA nuclear facility is 75, but still the ‘backbone’ of nation’s most complex cleanup
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Deadly plutonium and families don’t mix
Letter to the Editor, Tracy Press Gail Rieger Editor, I’ve lived In Tracy for 30 years. I’ve watched our town grow from a handful to more than 100,000 residents. Yet, when I logged onto energy.gov to research the government’s plan to restart industrial-scale plutonium...
Prepare to Defend Radiation Protections: NRC Rule Expected Soon
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is expected to release a proposed rule as early as July 3 that could weaken long-standing radiation protection standards for workers, communities, and the environment. The proposal follows a White House directive calling on...
La Conferencia de Alcaldes de EE. UU. Aprueba una Resolución para Detener y Revertir la Nueva Carrera Armamentista Nuclear en su 94.ª Reunión Anual
Nuclear Weapons El 7 de junio de 2026, la Conferencia de Alcaldes de los Estados Unidos (USCM, por sus siglas en inglés) concluyó su 94.ª reunión anual en Long Beach, California. La USCM es una organización apartidista que agrupa a ciudades con más de 30.000...
Bid proposal issued for new Hanford lab contract worth hundreds of millions
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DOE-EM issues draft RFP for Hanford lab work, awards WIPP monitoring grant
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No radioactive communities: Webinar and comment writing workshop
Following Executive Order 14300 in May 2025 directing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken radiation protection standards, our colleagues at Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG) are holding a 90 minute webinar, Tuesday, July 7, 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on...
Sweden’s nuclear madness: uranium isn’t ‘nuclear’
In keeping with the collective taking leave of all senses that seems to have gripped politicians everywhere when it comes to nuclear power, the Swedish parliament has decided that uranium mines need no longer be described as “a nuclear facility”. This means the...
DOE Strongly Opposes NMED’s Proposal to Get Waste Off the Hill in Los Alamos: What Now?
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CCNSUpdate062626mc.mp3 By June 22nd, hundreds of New Mexicans submitted comments in support of the New Mexico Environment Department’s strong stand to protect the People of New Mexico by requiring Los Alamos National...
Nuclear Autopsy for Indian Point Decommissioning?
Video of Beyond Nuclear presentation to NY Decommissioning Oversight Board on Indian Point nuclear station Board broadening Indian Point proceeding to initiate a “nuclear autopsy” to inform relicensing reactor safety On June 18, 2026, Beyond Nuclear was the guest...
PSR Celebrates 65 Years of Impact at Local Events Across the U.S.
In honor of the organization’s founding in 1961, Physicians for Social Responsibility, in partnership with local PSR chapters, is hosting house parties across the United States to celebrate its 65th anniversary. An event in New York on June 3, hosted by former PSR...
Bonneville Dam Superfund Acronym Guide
What is up with all that jargon? By: Kate Murphy, Senior Community Organizer This summer we are finally seeing progress with the cleanup of the Superfund site at Bonneville Dam, where decades of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ activities contaminated the area. As a...
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joins Radhika Desai on the Geopolitical Economy Hour
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joins Radhika Desai on the Geopolitical Economy Hour to discuss why nuclear weapons have disappeared from public discourse in the West, the challenges for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the interconnection of capitalism and...
Hanford’s B Reactor: How a secret desert mission ended a world war and launched the nuclear age
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Duel strategy needed now to accelerate Hanford nuclear waste cleanup
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¡Reserve la Fecha! Acto de Conmemoración de Hiroshima el 6 de Agosto en las Puertas del Laboratorio de Livermore
Nuclear Weapons Acompáñanos el 6 de agosto a las puertas del Laboratorio Livermore para proclamar: “¿Abolición nuclear o extinción? La elección es tuya”, con motivo del aniversario del bombardeo atómico de Hiroshima por parte de Estados Unidos. ¡Pronto habrá más...
Submit a comment: No delay for clean cars!
Trump’s EPA is trying to delay multipollutant standards for cars by two years, leaving the health and safety of Americans in the balance during that time. This delay would increase levels of hazardous pollutants such as smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate...
The Middle East Must Become a Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction | in Al Jazeera
The following article was co-authored by Ivana Nikolić Hughes and Peter Kuznick, originally published in Al Jazeera (in Arabic) on May 24, 2026. The Middle East Must Become a Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes and Professor Peter Kuznick...
Save the Date! August 6th Hiroshima Commemoration Event at Livermore Lab Gates
Join us on August 6th at the gates of the Livermore Lab to declare “Nuclear Abolition or Extinction? The Choice is Yours” to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. More information coming soon! Click HERE for a printable version of the...
Hanford’s 222-S lab marks 75 years of nuclear cleanup work and looks ahead to the next chapter
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Support New Mexico Environment Department’s Proposal to Get Waste Off the Hill in Los Alamos; Your Comments due on Monday, June 22nd
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CCNSUpdate061926mc.mp3 The New Mexico Environment Department has taken a strong stand to protect the People of New Mexico by requiring Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to remove plutonium-contaminated waste “Off...
Report of the 1737 Sanctions Committee
Report of the 1737 Sanctions Committee By Skylar Mattice The Security Council convened under the “Non-Proliferation” agenda item to discuss the status of the 1737 Sanctions Committee on Iran. The 1737 Sanctions Committee is currently subject to severe procedural...
Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace
Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace By Ava Blakely On Wednesday, 10 June, the Security Council held a high-level open debate titled “Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for...
Bonneville Fish Game Launch
Fish Illustrations by Joseph Tomelleri Watch, Learn, and Test Your Knowledge: Pollution, Fish, and Cleanup at Bonneville Dam By Kate Murphy, Senior Community Organizer, & Juan Monje, Community Organizer Did you know that one of the Columbia River’s most popular...
NY State Decommissioning Oversight Board presentation and nuclear autopsies
Beyond Nuclear PowerPoint presentation on Thursday evening, June 18, 2026 Indian Point decommissioning “Mind the Gap: Decommissioning’s critical connection to public safety and extended reactor operations” Beyond Nuclear is invited to make a presentation to the New...
Draft Plutonium Pit Production PEIS – Open for Public Comment
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work, is open for public comment. All comments will be on the record and are required to be responded to in...
U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution to Halt and Reverse New Nuclear Arms Race at 94th Annual Meeting
On June 7, 2026, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) wrapped up its 94th annual meeting in Long Beach, California. The USCM is a non-partisan organization of cities with populations of over 30,000 people. Each of the more than 1,500 participating cities is...
Tri-Valley CAREs Staff Spoke at a Congressional Briefing in DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs’ Nuclear Policy Program Director, Tanvi Kardile, spoke on a panel alongside Jay Coghlan from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Frank Von Hippel, Professor at Princeton University, at a Congressional briefing in the Russell Senate Office Building in...
Is the EU Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear War? | Lecture and Discussion
On May 26th, Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined a lecture and discussion in Berlin hosted by Michael von der Schulenburg, member of the European Parliament. The event, “Is the EU Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear War?”, brought together academics and elected officials about...
Environmental group opposes increased plutonium research at LLNL as feds seek to expand nuclear weapons production
Livermore Vine– Jude Strzemp June 17, 2026 As the National Nuclear Security Administration aims to increase its production of explosive cores for nuclear weapons, a draft environmental impact statement on the goal is available for public comment through mid-July....
Columbia Riverkeeper Launches Interactive Video Series and Games to Teach Youth about Bonneville Dam Fish Advisory
Did you know that one of the Columbia River’s most popular fishing areas near Bonneville Dam is also home to a toxic Superfund site? Decades of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ activities resulted in contamination at Bradford Island, part of the Bonneville Dam...
Comments by Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) Regarding NRC Proposed Rule, “Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and…
Comments by Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS) Regarding NRC Proposed Rule, “Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles” Docket ID NRC-2025-0379; 91 Fed. Reg. 23,628 (May 1, 2026) Submitted June 15, 2026 via...
AI could help PNNL pack more nuclear waste into glass
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Federal energy bill brings mixed news for Hanford, PNNL workers
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