Nearly Doubles Funding for Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Core Production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 6, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Sophie Stroud, 505.231.9736 | Email Santa Fe,...
“A 21% surge in spending for defense programs funded by the U.S. Department of Energy would mean a more than $1.7 billion boost for nuclear weapons work at Los Alamos...
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Future Path for the Lab: Radically Expanded Nuclear Weapons Production “Defers” Comprehensive Cleanup Until Plutonium “Pit” Production is Done FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 25, 2026...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said struggles at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, which also was expected to become a pit production site, mean...
“The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today released a final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (SWEIS) for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico. The SWEIS...
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Nuclear Weapons: Trump’s FY 2027 budget is expected at the end of this month, where he has said that he will add a half-trillion to the already $1 trillion military...
State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab. By Alicia Inez Guzmán, The New York Times |...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 11, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Scott Kovac, 505.316.4148 | Email Santa Fe, NM – In its own words, “The New Mexico...
American imperialism: Recommended listening: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnE2HTfDivQ Talking about Trump’s impacts, he said, “This not a transition, it is a rupture.” Speaking on American...
“A representative of Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed nuclear weapons research will be a priority for its portion of the data center it intends to construct in collaboration with the...
American imperialism: On the U.S. raid on Venezuela to oust Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, told...
The Department of Energy “Defers” Comprehensive Cleanup Until Plutonium Pit Production Is Done FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 11, 2025 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Contact: Scott Kovac,...
Nuclear weapons: The government is running on a Continuing Resolution (CR) until the end of January. It’s possible to have another shutdown depending on how tough the Dems want to...
“[The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025] contemplates pulling funding from any work unrelated to nuclear weapons at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and sister facility Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
NukeWatch advocates for comprehensive cleanup at LANL over the Lab's proposed "cap and cover" approach to the more than 200,000 cubic yards of toxic and radioactive waste permanently buried in...
Through comprehensive research, public education and effective citizen action, Nuclear Watch New Mexico seeks to promote safety and environmental protection at regional nuclear facilities; mission diversification away from nuclear weapons...
Through comprehensive research, public education and effective citizen action, Nuclear Watch New Mexico seeks to promote safety and environmental protection at regional nuclear facilities; mission diversification away from nuclear weapons...
Comprehensive Cleanup Needed Instead of More Nuclear Weapons The New Mexico Environment Department has announced: “A toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has spread beyond Lab boundaries onto...
Comprehensive Cleanup Needed Instead of More Nuclear Weapons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 14, 2025 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Contact: Scott Kovac, 505.316.4148 | Email Santa Fe,...
“Ypsilanti, Michigan resident KJ Pedri doesn’t want her town to be the site of a new $1.2 billion data center, a massive collaborative project between the University of Michigan and...
Nuclear weapons: The government shutdown has impact: https://sourcenm.com/2025/10/22/national-nuclear-security-agency-confirms-furloughs-at-offices-in-albuquerque-los-alamos/ National Nuclear Security Agency confirms 152 furloughed at offices in Albuquerque, Los Alamos Only 14 employees remain at the two sites By:...
New Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Cores at Los Alamos Lab Could Make It Real FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 30, 2025 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, c. 505.470.3154 | Email Santa Fe, NM...
New Plutonium “Pit” Bomb Cores at Los Alamos Lab Could Make It Real Just minutes before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump posted on his Truth Social media platform...
From our friends at Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety: The independent Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has been dwindling from a five-member board to one member and may disappear if...