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Asia

March 27, 2008

200+ scientists and engineers call for closure of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear facility hit by August 2007 earthquake.

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Australia

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December 24, 2018

Press Release: Don’t Nuke the Climate Statement on COP24

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December 4, 2017

Signature/ratification status of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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October 13, 2017

Nuclear Ban Group ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize as Trump Threatens to End Iran Deal & Nuke North Korea

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July 24, 2013

Very nice new piece from Counterbalance. Myths and Facts: EU Policy and Nuclear Energy (pdf)

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June 8, 2011

NIRS statement of solidarity with Italian anti-nuclear movement and support for June 12-13 referendum to prevent new nuclear reactor construction.

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May 1, 2011

Eight European Union countries (Austria, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal) have created a new anti-nuclear bloc within the EU. Initial declaration here.

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Turkey

Bulgaria

March 8, 2005

Assurances sought after death threat against Bulgarian anti-nuclear activist, Goldman prize winner. Link in text to send your message to Bulgarian government.

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July 21, 2007

1 killed, several injured in attack on anti-nuclear camp in Russia,

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February 16, 2005

Ecodefence Demands to Cancel $600 Million Nuclear Waste Deal as Hungary’ Prime-Minister Visiting Russia. Ecodefence press-release. Moscow,

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February 11, 2005

State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency Became Pro-Nuclear. Ecodefense urge government to establish separate agency for environmental impact assessment that would not be dependent on any industry. Ecodefence press-release. Moscow,

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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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