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Nuclear Weapon News
June 7, 2024: US Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal by Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger, NY Times
June 7, 2024: Charting Future Paths for Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament by Thomas Countryman, Arms Control Association
May 23, 2024: Activists team up to call for Healthcare, not Warfare in Washington State! by PSR National
March 7, 2024: Nuclear War: The risk of nuclear conflict is rising by W.J. Hennigan, NY Times
Nuclear Reactor News
June 6, 2023: Ohio budget amendment seeks to study and promote advanced nuclear power by Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network
May 19, 2023: Mombasa Appeal for peace and prevention of nuclear war by PSR National
April 26, 2023: Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant by John Flesher, AP News.
October/November 2022: It’s All About the Bomb by Alfred Meyer, The Progressive
August 3, 2022: Point Beach: Anti-nuke groups question safety after emergency shutdown by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
May 31, 2022: Utility executive expands push for second nuclear power plant in Wisconsin by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM
May 19, 2022: A Wisconsin utility is considering using a new type of nuclear power plant to generate electricity of hundreds of thousands of homes by Rick Barret, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
March 15, 2022: Back to the future: After 35 years, La Crosse utility takes fresh look at nuclear power by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
March 11, 2022: Wisconsin nuclear power plant license extension needs more environmental review, commission says by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM 89.7 FM
March 10, 2022: Nuclear regulators to reconsider environmental impact of Point Beach license extension by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
August 16, 2021: Point Beach Reactor Courts Disaster with Sirens Turned Off by John LaForge, Counter Punch
August 11, 2021: Point Beach Nuclear Unit 1 Emergency Shut-Down aired on WORT Radio
June 23, 2021: Critics Of Proposed Point Beach Nuclear Plant License Extension Ask Feds For In-Depth Review by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM 89.7 FM
June 23, 2021: Federal Licensing Board Considers Challenge To Wisconsin's Last Nuclear Plant by Hope Kirwan, WPR
June 15, 2021: Point Beach nuclear reactors are unsafe and unneeded, Op-ed by Paula Rogge, PSR WI Board Member, Cap Times
March 27, 2021: Physicians group challenges license extension for Point Beach nuclear plant by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
February 18, 2021: Groups Concerned About Nuclear Power Want Questions Asked About Point Beach Plan by Chuck Quirmbach, WUWM
January 16, 2021: Nuclear energy conflicts with cure for climate change, LTE by Amy Schulz, PSR WI President, Wisconsin State Journal
November 18, 2020: Point Beach owner seeks to run Wisconsin's last nuclear plant for 80 years by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
Environmental News
February 15, 2024: ‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report revels by Dharna Noor, The Guardian
June 1, 2022: Air pollution more likely to harm people of color in Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee, study finds by Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 27, 2022: Study: WI has third largest racial disparity for exposure to dangerous air pollution particles by Julia Marshall, TMJ4
April 21, 2022: Advocates pressure Biden administration EPA to tighten rules on coal power by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
April 20, 2022: Wisconsin elected officials, health groups seek stronger standards to reduce air pollution from power plants by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
April 12, 2022: ‘Back to the Dark Ages’ for Water Protection as a Judge Kills DNR Enforcement of PFAS by Pat Kreitlow, UpNorth News
April 12, 2022: Wisconsin judge: DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS by The Associated Press, WSAW
April 5, 2022: Why a doctor feels a responsibility to speak up for the climate by Yale Climate Connections
February 11, 2022: Beloit PFAS test results come back low by Marcus Aarsvold, WMTV
January 4, 2022: As PFAS cases persist, Wisconsin takes baby steps toward regulating the forever chemicals by Susan Bence, WUWM
September 17, 2021: Lawsuit Could Send Wisconsin’s PFAS Protections ‘Back Into the Dark Ages’ by Julian Emerson, UpNorth News
September 17, 2021: Judge blocks health, environmental groups from defending state in WMC pollution case by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
September 17, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to submit arguments in lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
September 17, 2021: Pre-hearing Press Conference regarding WMCvDNR lawsuit intervention
August 15, 2021: Digging Deeper: Physicians and community members push for permanent solution to PFAS problem by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
June 15, 2021: Wisconsin Environmental & Public Health Groups Intervene In PFAS Court Case by Susan Bence, WUWM
June 14, 2021: Environmental Groups Seek To Intervene In Case Over DNR's PFAS Regulation Authority by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
June 14, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to intervene in PFAS lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
May 4, 2021: Non-profit starts “#PFAS Free Wisconsin” educational campaign by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
April 12, 2021: Health leaders discuss benefits of national climate action by Evan Denton, WQOW