How much radiation is OK in an emergency?
CBG\’s Dan Hirsch is quoted in this recent report by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Click here to read.
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CBG & Other Groups Oppose EPA\’s Proposed Huge Increase in Permissible Radioactivity in Drinking Water
Read the group letter by clicking here. On December 5, 2015, OMB received for review from the US EPA proposed
Statement by Dan Hirsch Regarding Proposed Changes to EPA’s Radiation Protection Standards for the Uranium Fuel Cycle
Statement by Daniel Hirsch Before the Radiation Advisory Committee of the Science Advisory Board, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Regarding
NBC4: \”Dangerous Decision\” Could Leave Californians Vulnerable After Nuclear Disaster
An EPA plan to consolidate resources would move the West Coast nuclear response team to Alabama, potentially leaving Californians vulnerable
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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
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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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Crews rush to clean up contaminated nuclear lab, rocket site outside of Los Angeles by 2017
The Washington Post reports on cleanup efforts at SSFL.
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
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
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White House Supports Rollback of Cleanup Standards for Nuclear Incidents
In a stunning reversal, it appears that the Obama Administration is poised to rollback cleanup standards for nuclear incidents: The
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DOE Proposes Unrestricted Recycling of Radioactive Metals Into Consumer Goods
In a stunning development, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed reversing a twelve year old policy that
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Failure of EPA Fukushima U.S. Radiation Monitoring
With a plume of radioactivity headed to the U.S. from the three melting reactors in Japan, Environmental Protection Agency personnel
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Radio Frequency (RF) Radiation from \”SmartMeters\”
February 11, 2011 — A recent report from the California Council on Science and Technology, requested by state legislators to
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CBG, NIRS, Sierra Club Critique \”Non-Protective\” NRC Radiation Standards
February 10, 2011 — NRC radiation standards allow workers to be exposed to radiation at levels that will cause cancer
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Simi Valley Moms Work to Cleanup Radioactive Neighborhood
Click the post title to watch a video regarding the hard work of Simi Valley citizens fighting to cleanup a
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CBG, Sierra Club, NIRS Comments on NRC Proposed Revisions to Radiation Standards
At the heart of what should be the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s prime mission is protection of the public and nuclear
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Bush EPA Plans For Dramatically Relaxing Radiation Protection Before Leaving Office
10/30/2008: Plans to greatly increase permissible public exposures from a wide range of events resulting in release of radioactivity were condemned
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