Results for keyword: nuclear weapons
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It was written on the wind
Remembering the untimely death of a "downwinder" brother from New Mexico.
by Ernie Atencio, Dec 13, 2010 -
How many nuclear bombs do we need?
Laura Paskus meets a woman who survived Hiroshima and now works as an anti-nuclear activist.
by Laura Paskus, Oct 22, 2007 -
From weapons to wildlife
A former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado is the latest addition to the nation’s wildlife refuge system.
by Abbie Rodriguez, Aug 10, 2007 -
Two weeks in the West
The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change has bad news; Govs. propose global warming legislation; nuclear revival in the wings; Rockies Prosperity Act back in Congress; Arizona may stifle ballot measures; Bush’s budget; the West’s electrical grid.
by Jonathan Thompson, Mar 05, 2007 -
Drilling Could Wake a Sleeping Giant
In 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission exploded an underground nuclear bomb in western Colorado; today, the site of Project Rulison is attracting natural gas drillers
by Jennie Lay, Mar 07, 2005 -
Follow-up
Anti-nuclear groups seek contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory; California ORVs to stay off desert tortoise habitat; factory-farm polluters immune to lawsuits; new Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. joins property-rights law firm in fight against mon
by Laura Paskus, Feb 07, 2005 -
Follow-up
Steve Williams, head of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, tells Congress that money for critical habitat for endangered species could be better spent elsewhere; National Security Administration head asks Congress for more money for nuke bomb site, and Rep.
by Laura Paskus, Apr 12, 2004 -
Cold War workers seek compensation
Former employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory are seeking information about and compensation for serious health problems caused by their work with radiation and other toxic materials
by Laura Paskus, Nov 24, 2003 -
A defensive island
Los Alamos National Laboratory needs to be open with the public about the messes it has made, in order to ensure that the public health is protected
by Paul Larmer, Nov 24, 2003 -
New Mexico goes head-to-head with a nuclear juggernaut
Los Alamos National Laboratory is booming, revitalized by a new era of weapons development – but the state of New Mexico wants the lab to clean up its old Cold War-era messes before it starts making new ones
by Laura Paskus, Nov 24, 2003
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