Roger WitherspoonMay 3, 20208 minFiscal Woes May Sink ClearwaterClearwater, the venerable environmental organization that was a driving force behind the passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act may have to
-May 28, 201612 minDegradation of Indian Point Reactor Triggers NRC InvestigationThe unprecedented degradation of critical baffle bolts in the Indian Point 2 reactor has triggered an extensive investigation by federal...
-Apr 15, 20168 min23 Years of Radioactive Rainfall at Indian PointFor the past 23 years, Entergy engineers have tried unsuccessfully to ignore, live with, and then stop radioactive rain from Indian Point.
Roger WitherspoonMar 31, 20167 minCritical Nuclear Reactor Bolts Fail at Indian Point 2By Roger Witherspoon A special inspection of the Indian Point 2 nuclear reactor found that more than a quarter of the stainless steel...
Roger WitherspoonMar 4, 20167 minDangerous Flaw Threatens to Close Nation’s Nuclear FleetByron Nuclear Power Plant By Roger Witherspoon After four years of increasingly tense internal discussion, seven Nuclear Regulatory...
Roger WitherspoonFeb 13, 20166 minIndian Point Contaminates the Hudson River With Uncontrollable Radioactive FlowBy Roger Witherspoon For more than a decade, it has been impossible for operators of the Indian Point nuclear power plant to stop highly...
-Jan 18, 20166 minFiscal Woes Drowning Clearwater: Iconic Festival may be DoomedBy Roger Witherspoon January 18, 2016 Download and/or Print Article Clearwater, the groundbreaking environmental organization founded by...
-Aug 17, 20145 minRep. Leonard Lance: Climate Defender to Climate Change DenierBy Roger Witherspoon August 17, 2014 Download and/or Print Article To environmental activists, their dramatically changing relationship...
-Jul 19, 20146 minNY Alters Course on Indian Point Water UsageBy Roger Witherspoon July 19, 2014 Download and/or Print Article New York State is prepared to close 40 years of intermittent and costly...
-Jan 16, 20143 minWide Gulf and Angry Words in Indian Point Labor TalksBy Roger Witherspoon January 16, 2014 Download and/or Print Article Rye, N.Y. – Two days of contract talks with federal mediators ended...
-Jan 15, 20145 minStrike Threat Looms at Indian PointBy Roger Witherspoon January 15, 2014 Download and/or Print Article Representatives of Entergy Nuclear and the union representing control...
-Nov 21, 20137 minAre Terrorists Training at Nuclear Plant? NRC Probes Indian Point SecurityBy Roger Witherspoon November 21, 2013 Download and/or Print Article The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating possibly major...
Roger WitherspoonOct 7, 20139 minFormer NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation, And Indian Point Should BeGregory Jaczko: Shut Indian Point down By Roger Witherspoon The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday that...
-Aug 25, 20136 minNuke Plant to Run on Expired Operating LicenseBy Roger Witherspoon August 25, 2013 Download and/or Print Article Federal regulators have granted a special exemption to the Indian...
-Jul 29, 20138 minAttorney Generals Fight for Public Access in Nuclear IssuesBy Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article San Onofre The Attorney Generals of New York and Vermont have joined the fight against...
Roger WitherspoonMar 15, 201316 minA Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 4 Living with the AftermathBy 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...
Roger WitherspoonFeb 11, 20139 minA Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Part 2: The Navy Life – Into the AbyssBy Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article To the US Government, Operation Tomodachi was just another big humanitarian aid and...
Roger WitherspoonFeb 1, 20138 minA Lasting Legacy of the Fukushima Rescue Mission: Pt 1 Radioactive Contamination of American SailorsBy Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article The Department of Defense has decided to walk away from an unprecedented medical...
Roger WitherspoonDec 13, 20127 minDouble-Teamed: New York Battles the Feds And Entergy to Close Indian Point Nuclear PlantBy Roger Witherspoon Download and/or Print Article William Holston was obviously exasperated. For nearly two hours he had fielded the...
Roger WitherspoonNov 30, 20125 minWhen the Nuclear Fission Stops: PSC Seeks Future Without Indian PointBy Roger Witherspoon The two utilities providing electricity to New York City and Westchester County have been ordered by the State...