Investigations and Reports

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Ninety Million Metric Tons Fall On Deaf Ears

The Trump administration is fast-tracking the construction of nuclear reactors by promoting centers for nuclear recycling, according to Evan Halpert of the Washington Post. The Trump administration, working in concert with a company called Oklo, is preparing to build an “advanced fuel center” building on the same site “where uranium was enriched for the Manhattan project more than 80 [sic] years ago.” Oklo is investing $1.7 billion, according to an announcement by the company earlier this month.

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Golden State Pride: CalEnviroScreen

CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that has become the shining example for how to best track where inequity and environmental injustice meet. A look back at how the CalEPA set an international standard for determining where the most need for environmental action is.

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Mental Health in the Shadow of Disaster

For communities living near high-risk industrial or environmental sites, the threat of disaster is not a distant possibility but a daily reality. The psychological toll of this proximity, a constant, low-grade fear that simmers beneath the surface, is often a forgotten consequence of environmental injustice.

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U.S. Nuclear Protocols Demand Quick Presidential Response

The United States has stringent U.S. nuclear launch protocols that require a presidential decision within 10 minutes of a confirmed threat, according to NPR (2022). This rapid decision-making process underscores the high-stakes nature of nuclear deterrence and the critical role of the Commander-in-Chief.

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Residents Demand Transparency on Nuclear Waste

SOLANA BEACH, CA – The scenic Southern California coastline, with its world-famous beaches and vibrant communities, is home to a pressing environmental and public safety concern: the 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste stored at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

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Justice Delayed: Environmental Exploitation and Recovery

For over eight decades, Indigenous communities worldwide have served as unwilling guardians of humanity's most dangerous industrial legacy. From the uranium mines of Namibia to the nuclear test sites of Kazakhstan, from the Marshall Islands to the Navajo Nation, Native peoples have borne the environmental and health costs of the global nuclear industry while reaping none of its benefits.
This pattern of "nuclear colonization" represents a modern form of environmental racism where marginalized communities become expendable in pursuit of national security and energy production. The consequences are measured not just in contaminated soil and water, but in generations of cancer, birth defects, and cultural displacement.