NIRS in the News Archives

July 15, 2021

REPORT: $50 BILLION NUCLEAR BAILOUT WOULD UNDERMINE BIDEN CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCURE GOALS

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June 7, 2018

Trump Plan to Prop Up Nuclear, Coal to Cost Consumers Billions?

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June 7, 2018

Trump's nuclear bailout would cost up to $17 billion a year: NIRS

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June 1, 2018

PJM auction will not stop nuclear units from retiring: analysts

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May 28, 2018

Competition drives nuclear industry to look for millions in subsidies

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May 14, 2018

Nuclear waste could be headed to West Texas under House bill

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April 11, 2018

Activists kick off NM tour to protest nuke storage plan

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April 9, 2018

New Evidence Might Bolster Case Against Massive NY Bailout of Nuclear Power Plants

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March 5, 2018

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

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March 2, 2018

Environmental groups map next phase of West Valley nuclear site cleanup

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September 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: September 22, 2021 New legislation offers hope – and urgency – for uranium mining survivors Contact: Susan Gordon, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment www.swuraniumimpacts.org 505.577.8438, sgordon@swuraniumimpacts.org Linda Evers, Post 71 Uranium Workers Committee, 505.287.2304, leversredfence123@gmail.com Larry King, Eastern Navajo Against Uranium Mining, 505.979.411, l_king2013@yahoo.com September 22, 2021: Today, Sen. Crapo (R-ID) and Sen. Lujan (D-NM) and…

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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
Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse? Devils in the details reveal massive spending on “false climate solutions,” safe-energy advocates reveal FOR IMMEDIATE USE: Sept. 16, 2021 CONTACT: Tim Judson, NIRS, (212)729-1169 (c); timj@nirs.org Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear, 301-523-0201; paul@beyondnuclear.org Tamra Gilbertson, Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), (865)443-1337; tamra@IENEarth.org David Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS), (773-342-7650; neis@neis.org WASHINGTON, D.C.: …

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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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July 26, 2021
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2021 MEDIA NOTE – NRC Licensing Decision Coming Soon Contacts: Karen Hadden, Executive Director, Sustainable Energy & Economic Development (SEED) Coalition, 512-797-8481 karendhadden@gmail.com Former State Rep. Lon Burnam, Public Citizen’s Texas Office, 817-721-5846, lonburnam@gmail.com The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may complete a Safety Analysis and the Final Environmental Impact Statement…

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July 15, 2021
Economic Analysis Shows $10-50 Billion In Proposed Nuclear Subsidies Would Subvert Biden’s Infrastructure Plans; Best Investment for Jobs, Climate and the Economy is in Rapid Transition to Renewable Energy and Smart Electricity Grid, According to Expert WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report shows why the best infrastructure investment for U.S. jobs, the climate, and the economy is in a rapid transition to renewable energy…

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