Parents of young cancer patients driven to activism after cases get linked to nearby nuclear lab (MSNBC)
In conjunction with the release today of the new SSFL documentary In the Dark of the Valley, Melissa Bumstead was
Study: Radioactive elements reached neighborhoods near Santa Susana Field Lab during Woolsey Fire (Daily News)
\”Highly contaminated radioactive particles traveled to residential neighborhoods from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory during the 2018 Woolsey Fire, according
Study: Fire, wind carried radioactive materials from lab to Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks Acorn)
\”A new study indicates that radioactive material migrated off an old nuclear energy and rocket engine test site in the
Radioactive Waste Fell On Some LA-Area Neighborhoods During 2018 Woolsey Fire, New Study Shows (NBC)
High levels of radioactive particles landed in neighborhoods from Thousand Oaks to Simi Valley during the massive 2018 Woolsey fire,
Study finds radioactive contamination migrated off field lab site during Woolsey Fire (VC Star)
\”A new study has found that radioactive contamination migrated from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site during the 2018 Woolsey Fire
Letter from SSFL Electeds to CalEPA Secretary Blumenfeld
Today elected officials from around the SSFL send CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld a letter expressing their concern over failures by
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MSNBC Films Acquires SSFL Documentary ‘In the Dark of the Valley’
A fight for answers as to why their children were battling rare cancers forms the crux of “In the Dark
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Valley activists, residents head to Sacramento to demand cleanup of contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (LA Daily News)
Organizers of the demonstration said the California Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Toxic Substances Control, the regulatory agency overseeing
Dan Hirsch radio interview on KTRC Santa Fe
Dan spent a half hour on Santa Fe-based radio station KTRC talking with host Richard Eeds about radioactive waste at
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Report: Some Los Alamos nuclear waste too hazardous to move (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified 45 barrels of radioactive waste so potentially explosive — due to being mixed with
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Thirteen Organizations Oppose John D. Graham\’s Membership on National Academies Low-Dose Radiation Committee
On July 22, a comment letter signed by thirteen environmental and public interest groups was sent to the National Academies’
NASA will dismantle two test sites at toxic Santa Susana Field Lab area (LA Daily News)
Supporters of a complete cleanup of the site responded warily. Critics say that NASA already agreed under the terms of
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LA Times Today: Santa Susana nuclear meltdown
LA Times Today featured a segment on SSFL, including an interview with Melissa Bumstead and clips from the forthcoming SSFL
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The dark legacy of a nuclear meltdown, and what it means for climate change (LA Times)
“The ongoing contamination at Santa Susana, and the voices of the mothers fighting for their children’s safety, are a reminder
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California and Boeing Mediating Cleanup Dispute at Former Nuke Site Near Simi Valley, Worrying Activists
\”The state and Boeing have quietly begun mediating the long-planned cleanup of the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory site near
UCLA Releases Oral History of Dan Hirsch & CBG
UCLA’s Oral History Program has just released its oral history of Dan Hirsch and Bridge the Gap. in a series
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VICTORY—Nuclear Regulatory Commission Withdraws Widely Condemned Proposal to Deregulate Most Radioactive Waste
CBG, working closely with NRDC, PEER, NIRS, and PSR helped lead opposition to an extraordinary plan by NRC to allow
In Memoriam: Michael Rose––the Gifted Investigator Who Revealed the Partial Meltdown at Santa Susana
On September 7, 2020, Michael Rose, a dear friend and key Bridge the Gap figure for 45 years, died of complications from a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. He uncovered some of the most important nuclear hazards in the country, which contributed to their elimination. Michael was the best researcher and investigative journalist we have ever met, and a gentle and caring soul, and he will be missed more than words can express.
In Memoriam: Sheldon C. Plotkin, Ph.D., P.E. Served on Bridge the Gap Board for 46 Years
Dr. Sheldon Plotkin, a mainstay of CBG and an unflagging force for science in the public interest, died April 11, 2020, at age 93. He played key roles in the shutdown of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and the fight to clean it up. He served as an expert witness in the UCLA, Diablo Canyon, and San Onofre nuclear reactor cases. He was central to the establishment and operation of CBG’s longtime partner organization, the Southern California Federation of Scientists.
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Three SF supervisors, environmental groups seek ouster of health official after Chronicle investigation
Three San Francisco supervisors and a group of environmental activists are calling for a city public health official to be