Three Draft LANL SWEIS Public Comment Preparation Workshops
Public comments for the draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement forContinued Operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently due onThursday, April 10th. Tewa Women United, Honor Our Pueblo Existence, CCNS,Communities for Clean Water, and the Union of Concerned Scientists will hostworkshops to assist you in the preparation and submission of your comments.Comments may be submitted to LANLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov
20 Mars 4min
Two Upcoming LANL SWEIS Public Comment Preparation Workshops
Public comments for the draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement forContinued Operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently due onThursday, April 10th. CCNS, Tewa Women United, Three Sisters Collective,Communities for Clean Water and others will host two workshops to assist you inpreparing your comments.
13 Mars 4min
Tell Congress to Support Arms Control and Talks with Russia and China
Did you know that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. andRussia, known as the New START, expires on February 5, 2026? It’s time for the U.S.and Russia to get back to the table to negotiate for a world without nuclear weapons!
7 Mars 4min
Watch Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Proceedings on UN-TV Next Week
Monday, March 3 rd begins the weeklong Third Meeting of States Parties to theUnited Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations inNew York City. Government representatives, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, artists, health and justice workers and more from aroundthe world will gather to take stock of the progress achieved by the States Parties sincethe last meeting in 2023.
27 Feb 4min
Public Comment Period for draft LANL SWEIS Extended to April 10
On Wednesday, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) extendedthe public comment period by 30 days for the draft Site Wide Environmental ImpactStatement (SWEIS) for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The comment periodwas extended from March 11 th to Thursday, April 10 th , 2025.
21 Feb 4min
CCNS and HOPE Argue Standing to Challenge a LANL Water Permit Before New Mexico Court of Appeals
On Thursday, February 20 th , Lindsay A. Lovejoy, Jr., the attorney for Honor OurPueblo Existence and CCNS, will argue before the New Mexico Court of Appeals thatthe non-government organizations have standing to challenge the misregulation of theRadioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility, a key facility at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory (LANL). The RLWTF treats liquid radioactive and hazardous wastegenerated at the Plutonium Facility from the fabrication of plutonium pits, or the cores,of nuclear weapons. Those activities are ramping up under U.S. government plans tospend over $1 trillion dollars for new design weapons for use in a post-Cold War nucleararms race.
13 Feb 4min
WQCC Denied CCNS and HOPE Standing to Challenge LANL’s RLWTF - Next Step is Oral Argument Before New Mexico Court of Appeals
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), operated by the Department of Energy, plays a critical role in maintaining the safety and reliability of the nation’s nuclear stockpile. Central to this mission is the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF), which was constructed in the early 1960s to treat, store, and dispose of radioactive and hazardous liquids
6 Feb 4min
Nuclear Watch New Mexico Presents a Virtual Workshop about draft LANL SWEIS on February 6th
You are invited to participate in a virtual Nuclear Watch New Mexico workshop about the draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on Thursday, February 6 th from 5:30 pm to 7 pm Mountain Time. With LANL expanding its nuclear weapons programs—despite a long history of environmental contamination and nuclear safety issues—the draft SWEIS represents a vital opportunity for the public to demand transparency, accountability and environmental justice.
30 Jan 4min
