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Update on Nuclear Free Carbon Free HUB at 9-17-23 March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC

This is something we all need to be thinking about as antinuclear activitist.  We just won an important vistory, now it is 11th time to step back and look at the larger picture. Are you planning on going into the City on Sept 17 for this demonstration? Thank you Diane for this well organized way to...

No more radioactive dumping in Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul signs ban

On Friday the company said it was “disappointed” Hochul signed the bill. “We firmly believe that this legislation is preempted by federal law and that the discharge of monitored, processed, and treated water would not impact the environment or the health and safety of the public,” spokesperson Patrick O’Brien said in an email. “In the...

Today’s Sign the Bill Rally on Channel 12

State Senator Pete Harkham held a legislative report back session today and said the bill to stop dumping is based on the economic aspects of what the dumping could do.   This is a strong legal argument that has been tested in court. He urged people to call the Governor and tell her to “call” for...

Brian Lehrer: What’s Happens Now at Indian Point

Brian Lehrer show today:  https://www.wnyc.org/story/the-brian-lehrer-show-2023-08-14 Thank you John Sullivan for the alert and for calling in. Yours was a voice of reason. Brian is a NYC institution but when it comes to electricity in general and Indian Point in particular he has not done his homework and is operating on  common misconceptions.  This is not...

Uranium mining on Navajo land could increase – again.

This lengthy article details a lot of the dirty history of uranium mining on Navajo land and the derelict and dangerous mines left behind after previous boom years.  And those pushing to do it all over again.  It could happen all over again if uranium prices continue to rise because of Biden’s ban on importing uranium...

Background information on tritium from Gordon Edwards

“Here are some important facts about tritium…” Please take a look at Gordon’s work. I belive what is here is true and sound and trust this information in a way I could never trust the NRC or the  “administrative”  standards that you are using David. Greetings all –  Many citizens do not realize that SMNRs...

Candidate Jones Puts Constituents’ Safety First

A letter to the editor this past week attacking former Congressman Mondaire Jones on crime was an unfortunate case study in disinformation. Recent data shows that New York crime is certainly not skyrocketing. In fact, current patterns show quite the opposite. New data from the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services shows that violent...

Video to promote the Rally tomorrow

Please watch this https://fb.watch/m67w9Dc-U_/?mibextid=v7YzmG and hope you can join us at 4 pm TODAY at the Cortlandt Town Hall. Thanks! Judy

State Agency Denies Holtec’s Permit Change

DEP’s draft decision blocks path to nuclear wastewater release for now BY CHRISTINE LEGERE JUL 26, 2023 PLYMOUTH — The state Dept. of Environmental Protection issued a draft determination on July 24 denying a permit modification that would have allowed Holtec, the company decommissioning the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, to release over one million gallons of wastewater...

March to End Fossil Fuels, Sept. 17, New York, New York

Food & Water Watch  is one of the primary organizers for this important mobilization.  We need boots on the ground for this one.  Details at https://mobilize.us/s/df77JH/o About this event Join us on September 17th* in New York City as we march, rally, and protest to demand that President Biden take bold climate action! This march...

NYISO study finds reliability needs in NYC

NYISO just came out with their quarterly report that headlines a deficit of up to 446 MW for NYC for 2025. This has nothing to do with Indian Point although count on a whole raft of forthcoming articles decrying its closing. The problem is the “retirement of select generators under the NYS DEC’s emissions limit.” ...

Quick Sign on! Moratorium on Indian Pt Reactor Waste Water Dumping. Extended Deadline TUESDAY. Your help needed!

To sign on, please fill out this google form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdpIcSLUrwfL1d_Y2LCOgPCvJTnKAVvWdGpH6LuipKHtgO2A/viewform. It is a quick and easy sign on.  More information below. Greetings All, Anne Rabe has worked at New York Public Interest Group and her knowledge and dedication is extensive.  We need a moratorium to stop the dumping of tritiated water into the Hudson and...