CCNS News Update Archive Index
The following is a listing of the CCNS News Update for 2009-2012.
August 28, 2012
DOE Plans to Expand WIPP with More "Hot" Waste
August 15, 2012
DOE Plans to Bring More Plutonium to WIPP and LANL
July 25, 2012
Weaving Our Rio Grande Communities Together is the Theme for the Community Water Programs in Santa Fe and Espanola on July 26th and July 27th
February 06, 2012
Map Documenting Water Concerns in New Mexico Unveiled
July 29, 2011
Independent Expert Team to Review Case History of Defective Groundwater Monitoring at Sandia Laboratories' Mixed Waste Landfill Dump
July 22, 2011
Pax Christi New Mexico to Commemorate Bombing of Hiroshima 66 Years Ago
July 15, 2011
Three July 16th Commemorative Events in New Mexico
July 8, 2011
DOE Must Design for a Minimum 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake for the Proposed CMRR-Nuclear Facility at LANL
July 1, 2011
Seismic Hazard for Proposed $6 Billion CMRR Nuclear Facility at LANL Underestimated and Misstated
June 24, 2011
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed CMRR Nuclear Facility Must be Retracted because Seismic Hazard is Underestimated and Misrepresented
June 17, 2011
U.S. House Reduces Administration Request for CMRR by $100 Million
June 10, 2011
Over 100 Taoseans Protest, Attend Proposed LANL Bomb Factory Public Meeting
June 3, 2011
House Appropriations Committee Increases DOE Weapons Budget; Cuts Cleanup, Non-proliferation and Energy Efficiency Programs
May 27, 2011
Public Comments Due June 28th about Proposed LANL Nuclear Bomb Factory
With links to related 2010 and 2011 "CCNS News Updates"
May 20, 2011
Public Hearings for Proposed LANL Bomb Factory Begin Monday, May 23 in Albuquerque
May 13, 2011
Public Hearings for Proposed CMRR Nuclear Facility Begin May 23
May 6, 2011
Public Hearings for Proposed CMRR Nuclear Facility Begin May 24
April 29, 2011
Community Groups Negotiate Historic Clean Water Act Settlement with LANL
April 22, 2011
25th Chernobyl Accident Commemoration Events - Candlelight Vigil in Santa Fe on Tuesday, April 26 at 7 pm
April 15, 2011
DOE Proposes to Dump 160 Million Curies of "Hot" Low-Level Waste in New Mexico - Public Hearings Begin April 26
April 8, 2011
Vancouver Declaration Affirms that Nuclear Weapons are Incompatible with International Humanitarian Law
April 1, 2011
New Mexicans to Attend the 23rd Annual Alliance for Nuclear Accountability DC Days
March 25, 2011
Japanese Nuclear Crisis Creates Urgent Need to Question Increased Earthquake Danger at LANL
March 18, 2011
Annual Gathering Celebrating Communities and Seeds to be held Saturday, March 26, in Espanola
March 11, 2011
Final Community Radiation Monitoring Group Meeting Held - Will Transition to New Format
March 4, 2011
CMRR Public Meeting Set For Thursday, March 10 at Fuller Lodge
February 25, 2011
New Mexico Slammed by Three Concurrent DOE NEPA Processes
February 18, 2011
Community Members Ask Surface Transportation Board to Protect Rio Grande Headwaters
February 11, 2011
Surface Transportation Board to Hold Public Meeting in Conejos, Colorado, on Thursday, February 17th
February 4, 2011
How the U.S. Outlay for Nuclear Developments in the Next Decade Takes the Shine Off the New START Treaty Goals
January 27, 2011
The Commission on America's Nuclear Future Meets on Friday, January 28th at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Albuquerque
January 21, 2011
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future Meets in New Mexico on January 26, 27 and 28
January 14, 2011
Texas Commission Votes to Dispose of Low-Level Waste for 34 States
January 7, 2011
Open Burning of Hazardous Waste Allowed at LANL
December 31, 2010
NukeWatch New Mexico Says: With New START Ratified - It's Time to Examine the National Security and Economic Costs of "Modernization"
December 24, 2010
Conejos County Board of Commissioners Denies Special Use Permit Application; Surface Transportation Board Agrees to Public Meeting
December 17, 2010
Texas At Risk of Becoming the Nation's Radioactive Waste Dumping Ground; Rules Being Rushed Through During Holiday Season
December 10, 2010
Buckman Board Meets Thursday, December 16 at Santa Fe Main Library at 4 pm
December 3, 2010
Three Important Public Meetings about LANL Contaminants Impacting Our Health
November 26, 2010
Drinking Treated Buckman Water Could Cause Cancer in More than One Person in 10,000
November 19, 2010
Buckman Independent Peer Review Comment Period Extended to November 22
November 12, 2010
Questions Remain About the Safety of Rio Grande Water Soon to Arrive in Santa Fe Households
November 5, 2010
One Nuclear Reactor Can Pollute Half the Globe - Part Two
October 29, 2010
One Nuclear Reactor Can Pollute Half the Globe
October 22, 2010
Further Discussion of the Proposed Nuclear Facility at LANL
October 15, 2010
CMRR Scoping Meetings Scheduled for October 19 and 20
October 8, 2010
CCNS Raises Questions about Water Consumption at LANL
October 1, 2010
DOE Agrees to Conduct an Enhanced Supplemental Analysis of CMRR Project and October 6th Semi-Annual Public Meeting
September 24, 2010
Second Buckman Water Quality Meeting Scheduled for September 30th
September 17, 2010
Gathering for Mother Earth to be held September 25 and 26
September 10, 2010
Key New START Vote Set for Mid-September
September 3, 2010
Senate Committee Schedules Hearing for New START
August 27, 2010
U.S. Senate May Vote on New START Treaty - Safety Problems at LANL
August 20, 2010
More Plutonium Destined for WIPP? Public Meetings in Carlsbad 8/24 and Santa Fe 8/26 - With Southwest Research and Information Center "MORE PLUTONIUM COMING TO WIPP" Fact Sheet
August 13, 2010
LANL Waste Shipments through Antonito Stopped for Now - See August 16, 2010 Correction and August 20, 2010 Update
August 6, 2010
WIPP Hazardous Waste Permit Hearing Begins Monday, August 9 at Santa Fe Community College
July 30, 2010
"Countdown to Zero" Nuclear Weapons at CCA Begins on August 6th
July 23, 2010
Pax Christi New Mexico to Commemorate Bombing of Hiroshima 65 Years Ago - July 30 and July 31
July 16, 2010
Disarmament Summer Encampment Begins July 30 in Chimayo - Your Support and Help is Needed
July 9, 2010
July 16 Commemorative Events in New Mexico
July 2, 2010
U.S. Mayors Resolve Unanimously to Ask Congress to Slash Nuclear Weapons Spending in Favor of Cities
June 25, 2010
Upcoming Nuclear Weapons Free World Events in New Mexico
June 18, 2010
David Barsamian to Speak at Benefit on Wednesday, June 23 in Española
June 11, 2010
Sandia National Laboratory Shortcuts Hazard Analysis
June 4, 2010
After the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference: Burroughs Says Agreement on a Middle East Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone is a "Concrete Achievement"
May 28, 2010
New Report on Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk
May 21, 2010
Proposed Nuclear Weapons Budget - 76 Percent Above Cold War Average
May 14, 2010
United Nations Honors End of World War II During Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference
May 7, 2010
17 New Mexico NGOs ask Congressional Delegation for a Capacity Study of Plutonium Pit Production Operations at LANL
April 30, 2010
Final Days for NMED Hazardous Waste Permit Hearing for LANL - May 5, 6 and 7 in Santa Fe
April 23, 2010
EPA Overview Report Withheld from Citizen Action New Mexico
April 16, 2010
Dr. Barcelona Testifies that the Public Deserves to be Better Protected than by the Existing LANL Groundwater Monitoring Network
April 9, 2010
Action Packed Public Hearing about Ten-Year Hazardous Waste Permit for LANL Continues
April 2, 2010
CCNS to Present Groundwater Experts at NMED Public Hearing for LANL Hazardous Waste Permit
March 26, 2010
Calling All of New Mexico's Youth to Participate on a Walk to the Santuario de Chimayo on Holy Saturday, April 3
March 19, 2010
Need for an Information Repository in the Española Valley as part of NMED Hazardous Waste Permit for LANL
March 12, 2010
Vice-President Biden Squares the Nuclear Weapons Budget Request with the President's Nobel Peace Prize
March 5, 2010
DOE Plans to Remove 225,000 Cubic Yards of Soil Below Proposed CMRR Nuclear Facility
February 26, 2010
NMED Hearing on LANL Hazardous Waste Permit Begins April 5
February 19, 2010
Obama Transfers Financial and Safety Risks of New Reactors to U.S. Taxpayers Even Though Lower Cost and Safer Alternatives Are Available
February 12, 2010
DOE Plans to Reduce Potential Catastrophic Risk at LANL Plutonium Facility and Upcoming Sunday, February 28 CMRR Peaceful Demonstration
February 5, 2010
Obama Budget Dramatically Increases Funding for New Nuclear Weapons Production Facilities; Cuts Dismantlement
January 29, 2010
Public Comments Needed on Water Quality Assessment of LANL Watersheds
January 22, 2010
Increasing Levels of Carbon Tetrachloride at WIPP
January 15, 2010
January 28 Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project Meeting
January 8, 2010
Buckman Direct Diversion Project Water Quality Meeting Scheduled for January 14th
January 1, 2010
Opportunities for Nuclear Non-Proliferation in 2010
December 25, 2009
DOE Continues Waste Shell Game
December 18, 2009
LANL Waste Heading to Utah and Possibly Texas
December 11, 2009
Las Mujeres Hablan Honored by Nobel Women's Initiative
December 4, 2009
Makhijani to Testify at Triennial Review on December 10
November 27, 2009
Review of New Mexico's Water Quality Standards Begins December 8
November 20, 2009
Plutonium Operations at LANL Shut Down
November 13, 2009
Citizen Action New Mexico Wins Release of Public Report
November 6, 2009
Faith Community Organizations Support Nuclear Disarmament
October 30, 2009
Defense Board Identifies 100-Fold Increase in Risk of a LANL Plutonium Release
October 23, 2009
50% Increase in Cancer for Male Baby Boomers Exposed to Above Ground Nuclear Tests
October 16, 2009
New Mexico Presentations at Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Meeting
October 9, 2009
DOE Shipments of Depleted Uranium to Utah Postponed
October 2, 2009
New LANL Contaminant Found in Regional Aquifer
September 25, 2009
DOE Inspector General Finds Continuing Problems with LANL Fire Protection
September 18, 2009
Upcoming Community Events in New Mexico:
CMRR Public Meeting;
NMED Meetings about proposed Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule;
Concert for Southwest Research and Information Center;
Symposium for Food and Seed Sovereignty; and
Gathering for Mother Earth
September 11, 2009
UN "Unofficial" Disarmament and Nonproliferation Week
September 4, 2009
Global Downward Trend for Nuclear Energy
August 28, 2009
Comments for LANL Hazardous Waste Permit due September 4
August 21, 2009
Truck Carrying Uranium Hexafluoride Crashes in West Virginia
August 14, 2009
Compensation Program for Sick Workers Rejects Many, Doctors Say
August 7, 2009
Commentary: The Many Victims of the Atomic Bomb
July 31, 2009
States Stepping Up to Protect the Public from Chemicals
July 24, 2009
DOE Hearing about Mercury Storage in Andrews, Texas on August 6
July 17, 2009
July 28 LANL Draft Hazardous Waste Permit Public Meeting
July 10, 2009
30th Anniversary Commemoration of Church Rock Uranium Tailings Spill
July 3, 2009
Study Shows 100 Proposed Nuclear Reactors Could Cost Trillions
June 26, 2009
EPA Holds WIPP Re-certification Public Meeting in Albuquerque on June 30
June 19, 2009
Coming Up: International Day of Peace Countdown and New Mexico Events
June 12, 2009
New Report Documents Historic LANL Contaminant Releases - Public Meeting Scheduled for June 25
June 5, 2009
LANL Ships RH-TRU Waste to WIPP
May 29, 2009
World Peace Week Conference this Week in Taos
May 22, 2009
Citizens Protest Japanese MOX Shipment
May 15, 2009
President Obama, UN Look To Nuclear Non-Proliferation
May 8, 2009
States With Own Dumps Ship Nuclear Waste to Utah
May 1, 2009
Chernobyl Day Commemorates 23rd Anniversary of Disaster
April 24, 2009
Federal Funds Directed to Uranium Tailings Victims and Cleanup
April 17, 2009
Mobile Phone Study Presents Global Public Health Threat
April 10, 2009
New Three Mile Island Information Provides Warning for Future
April 3, 2009
State Agencies Issue Consumption Advisories for Fish Caught in New Mexico's Lakes, Rivers, and Streams
March 27, 2009
WIPP Requests Stimulus Funding for Already Funded Work
March 20, 2009
DOE Responds to Emergency Preparedness Concerns at LANL
March 13, 2009
Federal Agency Found to Minimize Community Health Concerns
March 6, 2009
Unresolved Questions About LANL Plutonium Inventory
February 27, 2009
New Mexico House Memorial Urges Funding for LANL Cleanup
February 20, 2009
Anti-Nuclear Activist Ed Grothus Dies
February 13, 2009
Nuclear Funding Cut From Stimulus Bill
February 6, 2009
Beryllium Disclosure Raises More Questions than Answers
January 30, 2009
Defamation Suit Against Snake River Alliance Dismissed
January 23, 2009
President Obama Declares A New Era of Openness
January 16, 2009
WQCC Affirms New Mexico's Authority To Protect All Groundwater
January 9, 2009
Reference Man Standard Fails to Protect Most Vulnerable
January 2, 2009
GNEP Public Comment Period Extended into March 2009
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