Environmental Justice Archives · NIRS

Church Rock, NM: Living with North America’s Worst Nuclear Disaster for 39 Years

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November 29, 2017

Appeal from Japanese Anti-nuclear Activist Etsuji Watanabe: The Japanese Government Is Lying to the International Community: the Radiological Situation in and around Fukushima is NOT Safe
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July 19, 2017

Aboriginal people do not want a nuclear waste dump in South Australia

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June 6, 2017

Contamination from decades of uranium mining lingers on Navajo land

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Michael Mariotte: Counterweight to Nuclear Energy (1952 – 2016)

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September 21, 2015

Some unanswered questions

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July 21, 2015

Obama nominates former Exelon official/DOE safety advocate to NRC

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September 24, 2007

Greenpeace joins First Nations and citizens to oppose Sharbot Lake uranium exploration. Greenpeace Press Release.

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September 14, 2007

81 Organizations Sign Statement of Support for Algonquin Blockade of FVC Uranium Mining Site. NIRS Press Release.

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August 31, 2007

Uranium Mining and Nuclear Pollution in the Upper Midwest, a fact sheet with action ideas from Defenders of the Black Hills.

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December 13, 2018
For Immediate Release: 13 December 2018 Contact: Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human Rights Environmental…

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December 11, 2018
Media Advisory: 12 December 2018 at 6pm CET Contacts: Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate +49 1590 21 54 831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa, +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Ayumi Fukakusa, Friends of the Earth-Japan, fukakusa@foejapan.org Leona Morgan, Diné No Nukes, +1 505 879 8547, leona.morgan.nm@gmail.com Nuclear Power Violates Climate Justice, Human…

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December 07, 2018
For Immediate Release: 7 December 2018 Contact: Tim Judson, NIRS +1 212-729-1169, timj@nirs.org Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa +27 82 682 9177, makoma@earthlife.org.za Kerstin Rudek, Don’t Nuke the Climate Coalition +49 159 02154831, kerstin.rudek@gmx.de No Nuclear Road to Paris New report concludes nuclear power “will play no meaningful role” in averting catastrophic warming Renewable energy pathways…

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November 28, 2018
Today, NIRS published a white paper on strategies states can use to manage shutdowns of nuclear reactors responsibly and cost-effectively. Nuclear Reactor Closures: Practical, Cost-Effective Solutions for Communities and the Climate, takes lessons learned from reactor closures and state subsidy programs. It proposes proactive, cost-effective ways for states to plan for shutdowns, while protecting workers…

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November 26, 2018
Media Advisory – November 28, 2018 at 11am EST Experts Propose New Process for Nuclear Reactor Retirements to Protect Ratepayers, Local Communities, and the Climate Nuclear Subsidy/Bailout Programs are Costing Consumers Billions of Dollars, Failing to Protect Workers and Communities Lessons Learned from States Show Faster, Cost-Effective Approach to Reactor Closures is Needed to Advance…

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August 21, 2018
Jacksonville Electric Authority, a municipal utility company in Florida, is demanding that the Vogtle 3 and 4 reactors be canceled, after this month’s $2.3 billion cost increase, or it will sue to get out of the project, which now is over five years behind schedule and set to cost over $27 billion. According to JEA,…

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