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CBG Statement on the Navy’s Airborne Plutonium-239 Detection at Hunters Point
Earlier this month, the Navy confirmed a detection of airborne plutonium-239, the same isotope used in nuclear weapons, at its Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. The finding came...
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Frustrated residents hold mock ‘funeral’ for SSFL (The Acorn)
“Carrying candles and dressed in black, Simi Valley residents gathered at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center on Oct. 7 to mourn what they called ‘the death of a full...
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Plans for nuclear waste storage facility scrapped (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“Holtec International confirmed the decision last week, following strong opposition from state lawmakers, including New Mexico’s governor. … “I’m glad that Holtec heard our strenuous objections and decided that fighting...
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Memorial for Dan Hirsch
A memorial will be held for Dan Hirsch on Saturday, November 8, noon to 3:30pm, in Simi Valley. Please join us for an afternoon sharing memories and tributes to his...
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Toxic site cleanup agreements laid to rest at funeral demonstration (Daily Sundial)
“Protesters gathered at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Oct. 7 in protest of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) cleanup agreements not being honored. Attendees...
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Residents stage a ‘funeral’ claiming Boeing killed cleanup at Santa Susana Field Lab (LA Daily News)
“Community members staged a “funeral” in front of a Boeing building in Van Nuys this week, claiming the company killed the cleanup of the toxic and radioactive site at the...
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Protesters stage mock funeral for SSFL cleanup (Ojai Valley News)
“On the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 7, residents of Simi Valley and West Hills, angry over the chemical and radioactive contamination at the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) rocket and...
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Holtec walks away from nuclear waste project in New Mexico (Reuters)
“Private nuclear power company Holtec said this week it is walking away from a project to store nuclear waste in New Mexico, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June...
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Implications of Weakening Radiation Protection Standards – Dan Hirsch Presentation to NRC
On July 16, 2025, Dan Hirsch, President of Committee to Bridge the Gap, gave a presentation to the NRC about the devastating consequences that would result from abandoning the linear...
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Revered nuclear safety advocate Dan Hirsch dies (Camarillo Acorn)
“Hirsch, former director of the Program on Environmental and Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz devoted more than four decades to holding government agencies and corporations accountable for toxic and...
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Saying goodbye to Dan Hirsch (Melissa Bumstead in the Simi Valley Acorn)
“Dan was a force of nature. He never compromised when it came to protecting our health and our children’s future. Even when it cost him time, energy and peace, he...
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Dan Hirsch Has Passed Away
With deep sadness but also with heartfelt gratitude for a life well lived, the Committee to Bridge the Gap announces the death of its founder, Daniel O. Hirsch, on July 19th 2025 at his home in Ben Lomond, California.
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U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons (Scientific American)
“Most Americans probably don’t realize that nuclear reactors originally were invented not for electricity or research but to produce a new substance, plutonium, for nuclear weapons such as the one...
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Legal brief alleges longterm toxicity at Santa Susana field lab (The Acorn)
“A coalition of environmental and public health groups has filed a new legal brief in their ongoing lawsuit against Boeing Co. and the State of California, alleging that a 2022...
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Action needed to address Diablo Canyon safety risks posed by Trump Administration deregulation of NRC (Mothers for Peace, Friends of the Earth letter to Gov. Newsom, State leaders)
Mothers for Peace and Friends of the Earth have sent a letter to California Governor Newsom and other top California government officials, pointing out that President Trump’s recent actions profoundly...