Recent News
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…
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 reassigned or fired, saying she misled the public about a helicopter survey of radioactive waste at two former naval bases…
Dozens More Mystery Drone Incursions Over U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Revealed
Drones have been inexplicably appearing over nuclear power plants in the United States, raising security questions. Read the article here.
A Helicopter Scan for Radioactivity at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Had Limited value. The City Relied On It Anyway.
Read the full story by SF Chronicle here.
CBG and NRDC Comments on NASA’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
NASA’s Final SEIS selected a cleanup alternative that would violate the 2010 legally binding AOC and would leave approximately 72% of the contaminated soil not cleaned up. Click here to read CBG and NRDC joint comments. Click here to read CBG’s…
CBG Presentation to the State Historical Resource Commission Regarding Nomination of SSFL as a Cultural District
Click here to view the presentation made by CBG and community members.
CBG and NRDC Comments to the State Historic Resource Commission Opposing Nomination of SSFL as a Cultural District
CBG and NRDC comments on the Trump Administration’s proposal to designate the heavily contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory as a cultural district. CBG and NRDC found that that the proposal is an effort to breach cleanup commitments, does not meet…
Committee to Bridge the Gap Releases Special Publication Commemorating 50 Years of Work
Read the Chronicle of CBG’s Half Century of Working to Protect a World at Risk Read CBG President Dan Hirsch’s Letter Reflecting on CBG’s 50 Years
NASA wants nuclear-contaminated Santa Susana site to be made a historic landmark
In what some have described as a cynical attempt by a U.S. government agency to avoid a long-promised cleanup of toxic and radioactive contaminants, NASA has nominated the Santa Susana Field Laboratory for official listing as a traditional cultural property.…
Hunters Point Testing May Defy US Rules
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Revisions to Hunters Point Radiation Testing Report Draw Fire
NBC Bay Area reports. Read the story here.