Four Archbishops Urge G7 Leaders to Undertake Concrete Steps Toward Nuclear Disarmament
On May 15 th , four Archbishops, including Archbishop John C. Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, sent a letter to the Group of Seven leaders gathering for a three-day summit in Hiroshima, Japan to urge the leaders to take concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament.
18 Maj 20234min
WQCC Denies CCNS and HOPE Standing to Challenge DP-1132
The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission not only denied Honor Our Pueblo Existence (HOPE) and CCNS standing to challenge the groundwater discharge permit DP-1132, but also denied the public any opportunity to provide comment during Tuesday’s hearing.
11 Maj 20234min
What’s at Stake at Tuesday’s WQCC Hearing on HOPE and CCNS Standing?
The health of the Rio Grande watershed in the area of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is at stake. The protection of the 3,000 square mile sole source drinking water aquifer is at stake. LANL has contaminated it with hexavalent chromium and the plume is migrating towards the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, the Rio Grande, and the Buckman wells and diversion facility. Every drop of water is precious and must be free from contamination. Honor Our Pueblo Existence (HOPE) and CCNS work to ensure that every drop is protected.
5 Maj 20234min
May 9 th New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission Hearing about CCNS and HOPE Standing
Honor Our Pueblo Existence (HOPE) and CCNS will be before the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission on Tuesday, May 9 th at the New Mexico State Capitol to argue that they have standing to challenge the groundwater discharge permit, DP-1132, for the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The Hearing Officer, who reports to the Commission, recommended to the Commission that the non-governmental organizations do not have standing.
26 Apr 20234min
Seismic Analyses Needed for LANL’s Two New Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facilities
There has not been an adequate examination of the seismic vulnerabilities and increasing risk of seismic activity in the area of Valles Caldera, with Los Alamos National Laboratory on the eastern slope.
20 Apr 20234min
DOE Tries to Hire Away Another New Mexico WQCC Decision Maker
It was revealed at the Tuesday, April 11 th monthly meeting of the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission that the Department of Energy (DOE) had approached Kelsey Rader, an at-large member of the Commission, on Good Friday about a job with DOE. If Commissioner Rader took a position with DOE, she would be the third official who was hired away by DOE during the Commission’s review of DOE’s New Mexico Environment Department ground water discharge permit.
13 Apr 20234min
NMED’s Permit Allows LANL Loopholes for Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility
It’s time to break the silence about the permitting of the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Since 1963, the Facility has handled, treated and stored radioactive and hazardous liquid waste generated at the Plutonium Facility, where the triggers, or plutonium pits, for nuclear weapons are fabricated.
6 Apr 20234min
NNSA and DOE Officials Will Be in Santa Fe on Tuesday, April 4 th to Answer Your Questions
The National Nuclear Security Administrator Jill Hruby and Senior Advisor to the Department of Energy Office of Environment Management Ike White will be in Santa Fe next week for a public town hall. It is essential that they hear from you!
30 Mars 20234min
