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California’s last nuclear plant is a risky, costly business (Los Angeles Times)

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“The plant is central in an ongoing debate over California’s energy future, Noah Haggerty, a mass media fellow at The Times, explained this week. Key arguments center on the skyrocketing cost of nuclear energy and the risks of an earthquake…

Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating California’s last nuclear plant (Los Angeles Times)

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“Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering one of the most energetic reactions on Earth. Amid coastal bluffs speckled with brush and buckwheat, Diablo Canyon…

Why no action from government leaders on Santa Susana Field Lab? (Ojai Valley News)

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“We thank you for coming to the aid of the people who are affected and living in harm’s way, especially all the children who are now suffering from cancer. But as of this writing, I am sad to report that…

‘We’ve been too patient’: Community, officials demand action on Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup (VC Reporter)

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“An advocacy group founded by families of children diagnosed with rare cancers, Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab, recently staged a “10 Days of Action campaign,” to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the 1959 incident involving an experimental nuclear…

How a US health agency became a shield for polluters (Reuters)

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A major new Reuters investigation details how the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) “regularly downplays and disregards neighbors’ health concerns” and “has helped polluters save at least tens of millions of dollars on cleanups, delayed billions…

“S.F. shipyard redevelopment delayed further after Navy agrees to expand toxic cleanup” (San Francisco Chronicle)

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“The objects — a 1.5-inch deck marker covered in radium tainted paint that was used to light passageways on ships during the Cold War, and a radioactive piece of glass — were discovered on two swaths of land where the…

Guest column: Sue for a full cleanup of Santa Susana Field Lab (Ventura County Star)

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“There are times when the citizens of Ventura County need to stand in solidarity for our shared interests. Now is such a time. While many of us are potentially affected, the residents of the East County are directly in harm’s…

Supervisors hear calls to sue over site of partial nuclear meltdown (Ojai Valley News)

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“The action culminated in a demonstration on July 23 outside the county Government Center in Ventura, featuring protesters wearing green Parents Against SSFL T-shirts and carrying signs, followed by a parade of 15 speakers from the campaign asking the Board…

Advocates for Simi’s toxic site cleanup put out call to action (Ojai Valley News)

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“About 60 people attended the event at the Strathearn Historical Park in Simi Valley. Ventura County Supervisors Janice Parvin of Simi Valley and Vianey Lopez of Oxnard attended. Former Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks, also in attendance, was acknowledged for…

Protestors Demand Ventura County Supervisors Sue Over Toxic Simi Valley Lab (San Fernando Valley Sun)

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“Approximately 20 people protested outside the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 23, demanding they keep their promise and sue the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to require the cleanup of the toxic Santa Susana…

What comes next for Diablo Canyon after a budget debacle and over $1B loaned to PG&E? (Sacramento Bee)

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“Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom brokered an agreement to help Pacific Gas & Electric Co. preserve the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the state’s Central Coast, the expensive deal came under fresh scrutiny from lawmakers. Once…