For many years, CBG was deeply invovled in the effort to prevent the construction of a nuclear waste dump in the Ward Valley area of California, near the Colorado River. Ultimately, through the hard work of CBG and other organizations, the proposed facility was scraped by government officials, a victory for the environment.

July 21, 1992
Radioactive Waste Dump Supporters "Cowardly" in Suit to Block Hearing on Safety of Proposed Dump,
Critics Charge

July 31, 1992
Intervention Motions Filed to Oppose Dump Contractor's Attempt to Prevent Hearing on Proposed Nuclear Waste Site

October 15, 1992
Illinois Nuclear Dump Project Rejected After Adjudicatory Hearing

November 21, 1992
Wilson Administration Decision to Join Waste Generators and Dump Operator in Suit to Stop Promised Hearing Outrages Dump Opponents

April 11, 1993
UCSF Search for Local Storage Place for Radioactive Wastes is Due to Its Refusal to Accept Liability in Case It's Wastes Leak at Existing Disposal Facility

August 11, 1993
Committee to Bridge the Gap Response to Sec. Babbitt's Demand that Gov. Wilson Hold Promised Ward Valley Adjudicatory Hearing

September 16, 1993
CBG's Dan Hirsch Makes Statement Regarding Governor Wilson’s Announcement That He Is Issuing the Ward Valley License Today, Will Hold a Hearing Later

October 15, 1993
Groups Sue to Stop Ward Valley Radioactive Waste Facility

November 24, 1993
Sec. Babbitt Suspends Ward Valley Land Transfer

June 22, 1994
Louisiana Senator Introduces Legislation to Force Transfer Land for California Radioactive Waste Dump Before Completion of Safety Reviews

May 11, 1995
Statement of Daniel Hirsch, President, Committee to Bridge the Gap, on The National Academy of Sciences Ward Valley Report