“It’s the lowest score on the lowest bar of so-called cleanup,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico. “I’m going to very much point my finger at...
A Department of Energy proposal to dilute and dispose of plutonium waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad is ready for public comment — the draft environmental impact...
A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons. “Bechtel is a privately owned corporation and we’re spending billions of...
Of the three waves of colonization New Mexico has undergone — Spanish, American and nuclear — the latter is the least explored. And for author Myrriah Gómez, there were personal...
If nuclear weapons are ever eliminated, it will be the result of actions big and small at every communal level, from international leaders to civil society. Arms Control Association | December...
As part of a long, ingrained history, senior officials at the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) have repeatedly resigned to go to work for the nuclear weapons labs, the Department...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 28, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – As part of a long, ingrained history, senior officials at the New Mexico Environment Department...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said there’s a long list of Environment Department officials who went to work for the lab or the agencies that manage...
[NukeWatch would amend this headline to add “‘lightly’ grills” – The DNFSB was asking tough questions, but DOE and the LANL contractors were not forthcoming with those answers.] “Much of...
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has provided evidence to CCNS and Honor Our Pueblo Existence (HOPE) that Stephanie Stringer, a New Mexico Environment Department Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Chair...
Questionable Department of Energy benefits to New Mexico: • DOE plans to spend $9.4 billion in New Mexico during this fiscal year 2023, 71% for nuclear weapons research and production...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 27, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM– Today, the Biden Administration has released its long awaited unclassified Nuclear Posture Review. It headlines a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 27, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM– Today, the Biden Administration has released its long awaited unclassified Nuclear Posture Review. It headlines a...
“Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico, said given the reported problems the lab and Savannah River are grappling with, the review might be trying to add “wiggle...
“Congress should have the courage to begin to help lead us toward a future world free of nuclear weapons…In particular, I call upon the New Mexican congressional delegation to end...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
Today, October 4 is the feast day of St. Francis, the tireless promoter of peace and patron saint of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Pope Francis chose his name in...
“Coghlan said an example of why the full assessment is necessary is a note on last year’s report for the Los Alamos lab saying it had struggled with some production...
The Los Alamos Reporter | September 15, 2022 losalamosreporter.com The following is a link to the homily delivered Monday by Most Rev. John C. Wester at the Annual United Nations...
Santa Fe, NM – Today, Nuclear Watch New Mexico has once again filed a lawsuit to pry loose the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) full and complete Performance Evaluation Reports...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 15, 2022 | Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342 jay@nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – Today, Nuclear Watch New Mexico has once again filed a lawsuit to pry loose the...
BY JAY COGHLAN Executive Director, Nuclear Watch New Mexico ‘Scoping’ The New LANL Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement “Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...
“Locally, while the lab grabs tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars for new, counterproductive nuclear weapons production, it plans to “cap and cover” and leave buried some 200,000 cubic yards...
“Scoping” means determining the issues that should be included in public analyses required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of proposed major actions by the federal government. According to...