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Ex-contractor to pay $97 million over fraud claims at S.F. Hunters Point Shipyard (SF Chronicle)

CBGJan 20, 20251 min read

“The former Navy contractor that has been at the center of a decade-long legal battle over accusations of fraud at the San Francisco Shipyard development has agreed to pay $97…

U.S. DOE Reneges on Santa Susana Cleanup Commitment

CBGJan 13, 20251 min read

Today CBG, in conjunction with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Parents Against SSFL, and Physicians for Social Responsibility–LA, put out a press release about the US Department of Energy’s recently-announced…

Toxic Simi Site Addressed at State Meeting (Ojai Valley News)

CBGDec 20, 20241 min read

“On Dec. 19, the U.S. Department of Energy announced its Notice of Intent “to evaluate additional alternatives for cleanup of soils in the Department of Energy areas” at the toxic…

CBG’s 2024 Annual Newsletter

CBGDec 10, 20241 min read

Friends, We’d like to share our 2024 annual newsletter with you.

Feds in Settlement Talks with Former Contractor Accused of Fraud in S.F. Shipyard Cleanup (SF Chronicle)

CBGDec 9, 20241 min read

“A decade-long legal fight between whistleblowers and the embattled former Navy contractor accused of fraud in the botched toxic cleanup of San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard is headed toward resolution…

New Approach Would Expedite Cleanup at SSFL, Officials Claim (Thousand Oaks Acorn)

CBGDec 6, 20241 min read

“The agency is facing strong criticism from cleanup activists who say the new approach reneges on previous cleanup agreements and fails to protect the public from toxic contaminants in an…

Elevated radiation detected at former Bay Area landfill turned art park (LA Times)

CBGDec 2, 20241 min read

“The new testing adds to the serious public health and safety concerns for one of the Bay Area’s most cherished coastal spaces. Gamma radiation is particularly concerning as this high-frequency…

Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point

CBGNov 25, 20242 min read

“The San Francisco Public Press sifted through thousands of pages of obscure records, interviewed experts and tracked down elderly veterans who were subjected to ethically questionable radiation exposure by the…

Soil workshop at toxic Santa Susana Field Lab draws ire (Ojai Valley News)

CBGNov 21, 20242 min read

“The presentation did not satisfy the online community. In the question-and-answer period at the end of Hanley’s presentation of one hour and 40 minutes, the first comment came from nuclear…

Radiation and Human Health – Dan Hirsch presentation at University of New Mexico

CBGNov 11, 20241 min read

In March of this year, Dan Hirsch gave a presentation to a Climate Change and Human Health program at the University of New Mexico. His talk, titled “Radiation and Human…

When you combine AI and nuclear power, the results can be catastrophic (The Hill)

CBGNov 11, 20241 min read

Linda Parks has an op-ed in The Hill this week about the risks of nuclear power being used to power the expansion of artificial intelligence. “Big tech needs to find more…