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EPA Considering Further Weakening Radiation Standards
Sixty-Nine Groups Oppose Action Despite a marked increase in official estimates of how dangerous radiation is, EPA is now considering further weakening its existing lax radiation standards. CBG prepared a...
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New Report Exposes Boeing Influence Peddling That Derailed Cleanup of a Partial Nuclear Meltdown Site Near L.A.
Consumer Watchdog has released a report detailing connections between former government officials and Boeing. In the report, Consumer Watchdog Click here to read the report. Click here to read Consumer...
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Toxic Regulators Questioned at Senate Oversight Hearing
Read the story here.
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CBG Issues Report “50 Years of Power; 500,000 Years of Radioactive Waste”
Comments Submitted to NRC On Draft Nuclear Waste Confidence Rule, click here to download.
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Read CBG’s 2013 Annual Report
CBG recently released its 2013 annual report. You may access it here, along with our prior annual reports.
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CBG & Other Groups Win Injunction
Radioactive Debris from Boeing Nuclear Buildings Barred from Disposal at Unlicensed Sites The Superior Court in Sacramento has just issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the state toxics agency from approving...
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Over 100 Groups Call on EPA to Withdraw Dramatically Weakened Radiation Guides
Over 100 environmental organizations have called on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to withdraw EPA’s controversial new Protective Action Guides (PAGs), which would allow exposure to very...
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How is Japan Recovering from Fukushima?
CBG’s Dan Hirsch talks with CCTV news regarding the status of Fukushima cleanup efforts.
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CBG Releases Report Showing Radioactive Waste Was Sent to Recyclers and Landfills Not Licensed or Designed for Nuclear Waste
The Committee to Bridge the Gap has released a 114 page study by Daniel Hirsch and Ethan Miska disclosing that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Department...
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CBG’s Dan Hirsch Co-Authors Op-Ed On Nuclear Power
Please click here to read the piece published in the San Diego Union Tribune. In the piece, CBG’s Dan Hirsch concludes that two-thirds of a century after the first reactor...
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San Onofre Nuclear Plant To Close
In a stunning victory for the community and for activists, Southern California Edison announced today that it would permanently close all reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The...
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Major Blow Dealt To Restart Efforts For Crippled San Onofre Reactor
The NRC Atomic Safety & Licensing Board has dealt a major blow to efforts to restart the crippled San Onofre reactor. The Board has ruled that the restart is a...
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Worst Week Since Fukushima: 4 Major Setbacks in 3 Days are Latest Stumbles for U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
Statement by Daniel Hirsch Rather than the nuclear revival hoped for by the industry, the gearshift has been thrown hard in reverse. Instead of a proliferation of new plants, existing...
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EPA Dramatically Weakens Radiation Protections
EPA has just issued (April 15, 2013) new Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for dealing with radioactive releases. The new PAGs are in many ways worse than the extremely weak PAGs...
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Edison Proposes Getting San Onofre License Amendment Now and Holding Safety Hearing After the Fact.
CBG’s Hirsch calls it “Hang ’em now. We’ll give ’em a fair trial later.” KPBS reports.