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    Fiscal Woes May Sink Clearwater
    Roger Witherspoon
    • May 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    Fiscal Woes May Sink Clearwater

    Clearwater, the venerable environmental organization that was a driving force behind the passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act may have to
    Degradation of Indian Point Reactor Triggers NRC Investigation
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    • May 28, 2016
    • 12 min

    Degradation of Indian Point Reactor Triggers NRC Investigation

    The unprecedented degradation of critical baffle bolts in the Indian Point 2 reactor has triggered an extensive investigation by federal...
    23 Years of Radioactive Rainfall at Indian Point
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    • Apr 15, 2016
    • 8 min

    23 Years of Radioactive Rainfall at Indian Point

    For the past 23 years, Entergy engineers have tried unsuccessfully to ignore, live with, and then stop radioactive rain from Indian Point.
    Critical Nuclear Reactor Bolts Fail at Indian Point 2
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Mar 31, 2016
    • 7 min

    Critical Nuclear Reactor Bolts Fail at Indian Point 2

    By Roger Witherspoon A special inspection of the Indian Point 2 nuclear reactor found that more than a quarter of the stainless steel...
    Dangerous Flaw Threatens to Close Nation’s Nuclear Fleet
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Mar 4, 2016
    • 7 min

    Dangerous Flaw Threatens to Close Nation’s Nuclear Fleet

    Byron Nuclear Power Plant By Roger Witherspoon After four years of increasingly tense internal discussion, seven Nuclear Regulatory...
    Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Feb 13, 2016
    • 6 min

    Indian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive Flow

    By Roger Witherspoon For more than a decade, it has been impossible for operators of the Indian Point nuclear power plant to stop highly...
    Fiscal Woes Drowning Clearwater: Iconic Festival may
be Doomed
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    • Jan 18, 2016
    • 6 min

    Fiscal Woes Drowning Clearwater: Iconic Festival may be Doomed

    By Roger Witherspoon January 18, 2016 Download and/or Print Article Clearwater, the groundbreaking environmental organization founded by...
    Rep. Leonard Lance: Climate Defender to Climate Change Denier
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    • Aug 17, 2014
    • 5 min

    Rep. Leonard Lance: Climate Defender to Climate Change Denier

    By Roger Witherspoon August 17, 2014 Download and/or Print Article To environmental activists, their dramatically changing relationship...
    NY Alters Course on Indian Point Water Usage
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    • Jul 19, 2014
    • 6 min

    NY Alters Course on Indian Point Water Usage

    By Roger Witherspoon July 19, 2014 Download and/or Print Article New York State is prepared to close 40 years of intermittent and costly...
    Wide Gulf and Angry Words in Indian Point Labor Talks
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    • Jan 16, 2014
    • 3 min

    Wide Gulf and Angry Words in Indian Point Labor Talks

    By Roger Witherspoon January 16, 2014 Download and/or Print Article Rye, N.Y. – Two days of contract talks with federal mediators ended...
    Strike Threat Looms at Indian Point
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    • Jan 15, 2014
    • 5 min

    Strike Threat Looms at Indian Point

    By Roger Witherspoon January 15, 2014 Download and/or Print Article Representatives of Entergy Nuclear and the union representing control...
    Are Terrorists Training at Nuclear Plant? NRC Probes Indian Point Security
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    • Nov 21, 2013
    • 7 min

    Are Terrorists Training at Nuclear Plant? NRC Probes Indian Point Security

    By Roger Witherspoon November 21, 2013 Download and/or Print Article The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating possibly major...
    Former NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation, And Indian Point Should Be
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Oct 7, 2013
    • 9 min

    Former NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation, And Indian Point Should Be

    Gregory Jaczko: Shut Indian Point down By Roger Witherspoon The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday that...
    Nuke Plant to Run on Expired Operating License
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    • Aug 25, 2013
    • 6 min

    Nuke Plant to Run on Expired Operating License

    By Roger Witherspoon August 25, 2013 Download and/or Print Article Federal regulators have granted a special exemption to the Indian...
    Attorney Generals Fight for Public Access in Nuclear Issues
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    • Jul 29, 2013
    • 8 min

    Attorney Generals Fight for Public Access in Nuclear Issues

    By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article San Onofre The Attorney Generals of New York and Vermont have joined the fight against...
    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission:  Part 4 Living with the Aftermath
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Mar 15, 2013
    • 16 min

    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 4 Living with the Aftermath

    By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The large black sailor was naked in the middle of a roped-off area below decks, and he...
    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 2: The Navy Life – Into the Abyss
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Feb 11, 2013
    • 9 min

    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 2: The Navy Life – Into the Abyss

    By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article To the US Government, Operation Tomodachi was just another big humanitarian aid and...
    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Pt 1 Radioactive Contamination of American Sailors
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Feb 1, 2013
    • 8 min

    A Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Pt 1 Radioactive Contamination of American Sailors

    By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The Department of Defense has decided to walk away from an unprecedented medical...
    Double-Teamed: New York Battles the Feds And Entergy to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Dec 13, 2012
    • 7 min

    Double-Teamed: New York Battles the Feds And Entergy to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plant

    By Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article William Holston was obviously exasperated. For nearly two hours he had fielded the...
    When the Nuclear Fission Stops:     PSC Seeks Future Without Indian Point
    Roger Witherspoon
    • Nov 30, 2012
    • 5 min

    When the Nuclear Fission Stops: PSC Seeks Future Without Indian Point

    By Roger Witherspoon The two utilities providing electricity to New York City and Westchester County have been ordered by the State...
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