NIRS in the News Archives

January 19, 2022
January 19, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wake up call on nuclear waste! Meet the National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) Press Conference January 19, 2022 11am ET The National Radioactive Waste Coalition (NRWC) advocates for environmentally safe, just, and equitable nuclear waste policy. Over 40 grassroots organizations from across the country have come together to address…

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December 01, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2021 – 100+ Organizations Sign Letter to Senate Finance Committee Opposing Subsidies for Nuclear Power in Build Back Better Act

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September 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE September 22, 2021: New legislation offers hope – and urgency – for uranium mining survivors

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September 21, 2021
The Movement for Black Lives’ Red, Black & Green New Deal offers Statement Calling for the Postponement of COP26

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September 16, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE USE: Sept. 16, 2021 – Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse?

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August 24, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 24 , 2021 240+ Organizations Sign Letter Opposing Subsidies for Nuclear Power in Infrastructure Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. // August 24, 2021// Over 240 organizations, including Friends of the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Food & Water Watch, The League of Women Voters, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Public Citizen, Nuclear Information and Resource…

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NIRS’s Diane D’Arrigo discusses nuclear power and weapons waste with Laura Evans