CBG Statement on the Passage of AB 2647
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2647 (Calderon). Committee to Bridge the Gap was one of the lead organizations,
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Newsom to consider bill on nuclear power plant expansion (The Center Square)
CBG’s executive director, Haakon Williams, weighed in on Assembly Bill 2647, which is currently waiting on Gov. Newsom’s desk awaiting
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CBG Comments on Weakened Federal Radiation Standards
Committee to Bridge the Gap submitted comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Rule “Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation
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Environmental Orgs Sound Alarm on Extending Diablo Canyon’s Operations into 2045 (SB Independent)
Excerpt: “Aside from the earthquake dangers and potentially brittle structures at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, it costs more to
Act Now: Help Stop Radioactive Pollution
This summer, we need your help, and this page will show you how. An executive order from May 2025 urged
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An Independence Day Letter from CBG Board Chair Jack Miles
An Independence Day Letter to Friends of Dan Hirsch & Supporters of Committee to Bridge the Gap    On
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CBG’s Haakon Williams Testifies Against AB 2647
CBG’s executive director, Haakon Williams, testified against Assembly Bill 2647 in Sacramento on Wednesday. Testifying for the bill was Oppenheimer’s
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No Radioactive Communities Webinar
Update (July 20, 2026): Thank you all who attended! If you were unable to attend, or would like to review
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Headlines hype the US military’s stunt transporting a microreactor via plane
The microreactor was unfueled, and this is not the first time nuclear reactor parts have flown, so the unique quality
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CBG’s 2025 Annual Newsletter
We’d like to share with you our annual newsletter. This was a difficult year for us due to the loss
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President Trump’s radical attack on radiation safety
Committee to Bridge the Gap’s Daniel Hirsch, Haakon Williams, and Cameron Kuta wrote an article for the Bulletin of Atomic
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CBG Comments on Hunters Point Airborne Plutonium-239 Detection
Earlier this month, the Navy confirmed a detection of airborne plutonium-239, the same isotope used in nuclear weapons, at its
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Cities must join Irvine’s push for safe storage of San Onofre waste (Times of San Diego)
“Sept. 30, 2025, may mark the day communities in Southern California first took initiative to protect themselves from deadly nuclear
Revered nuclear safety advocate Dan Hirsch dies (Camarillo Acorn)
Hirsch, former director of the ProÂgram on Environmental and Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz devoted more than four decades to holding government agencies and corporations …
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Saying goodbye to Dan Hirsch (Melissa Bumstead in the Simi Valley Acorn)
Dan was a force of nature. He never compromised when it came to protecting our health and our children’s future. Even when it cost him time, energy and peace, he fought on
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Dan Hirsch Has Passed Away
With deep sadness but also with heartfelt gratitude for a life well lived, the Committee to Bridge the Gap announces the death of its founder, Daniel O. Hirsch
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U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons (Scientific American)
Most Americans probably don’t realize that nuclear reactors originally were invented not for electricity or
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Implications of Weakening Radiation Protection Standards – Dan Hirsch Presentation to NRC
On July 16, 2025, Dan Hirsch, President of Committee to Bridge the Gap, gave a presentation to the NRC about
Legal brief alleges long term toxicity at Santa Susana field lab (The Acorn)
A coalition of environmental and public health groups has filed a new legal brief in
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Action needed to address Diablo Canyon safety risks
Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth have sent a letter to California Governor Newsom and other top California
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