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00:04:29

Two Actions to Take – Protest the New Mexico Nuclear...

CCNS Update ·

2026/04/16

First, New Mexico is being targeted for new uranium and nuclear projectsbacked by billionaires, big tech, nuclear lobbyists and government entities. In 2025, theNew Mexico Nuclear Alliance was established to push a pro-nuclear energy agenda.Working in tandem, the Clean Energy Association of New Mexico, or Clean NM, anindustry organization, also formed to push its pro-uranium agenda. CleanNM fronts asgood stewards of the environment, respecting community engagement and culturaltraditions while its

00:04:20

EPA Provides Public Review Period for Final LANL...

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2026/04/09

Did you know that the president, with the issuance of a new Executive Order,eliminated the opportunity for the public to comment on the Final Site-WideEnvironmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory and the Record of Decision? Nevertheless, the rules of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) allow the public to provide comments on the Final LANLSWEIS and the related Record of Decision, or the ROD.

00:04:15

Public Comments Needed on Final LANL SWEIS Record of...

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2026/04/02

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) released theFinal Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations at LosAlamos National Laboratory, or the Final LANL SWEIS, and its Record of Decision, orROD. Key to DOE and its National Nuclear Security Administration plans are to expandproduction of the triggers for nuclear weapons, or the pits, at LANL until at least 2038.

00:04:13

Final LANL SWEIS Released; Draft Nationwide...

CCNS Update ·

2026/03/26

On Wednesday, the Department of Energy (DOE) released the final Site-WideEnvironmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory, or the LANL SWEIS, and its Record of Decision, or ROD. Expandedproduction of triggers for nuclear weapons, or the pits, would highlight future operationsat LANL until at least 2038.

00:04:23

LANL Responds to New Mexico Environment Department...

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2026/03/19

On Friday, March 13th, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Newport NewsNuclear BWXT--Los Alamos, LLC, known as “N3B,” answered the February 11, 2026Administrative Compliance Orders issued by the New Mexico Environment Departmentabout the hexavalent chromium plume that has migrated across the boundary of LosAlamos National Laboratory (LANL) onto Pueblo de San Ildefonso. When a new wellwas drilled on the Pueblo, the migration was discovered to reach the top of the deepdrinking water aquifer

00:04:21

NGOs Apply for Appropriations Funding to Protect...

CCNS Update ·

2026/03/11

On November 18th, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department withdrew itstemporary authorization to the U.S. Department of Energy and ordered it to cease theinjection of “treated” groundwater back into the regional sole source drinking wateraquifer. Elevated levels of hexavalent chromium above regulatory standards had beendetected for the first time in the deep regional drinking water aquifer beneath Pueblo deSan Ildefonso. It had migrated through the complex geology of the Pajarito Plateau,where

00:04:15

The US/Israeli Bombing of Iran: A Case Study in...

CCNS Update ·

2026/03/05

Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation,and Board member, John Burroughs, provide analyses of the current situation in theMiddle East. Read the entire OpEd at nuclearactive.org.

00:04:21

Public Comment Period for Project Jupiter’s Proposed...

CCNS Update ·

2026/02/26

After a careful review of the inconsistent public notices for the proposed DoñaAna County East and West Microgrids Air Quality Construction Permits for ProjectJupiter, CCNS found them to be defective. The discrepancies require a restart of thepublic comment periods for the proposed $165 billion microgrid facilities that will emit upto 13 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually – more than yearly emissionsgenerated by Las Cruces, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Currently, public comments aredue

00:04:26

NMED Holds LANL Accountable for Hexavalent Chromium...

CCNS Update ·

2026/02/19

Today’s Update is continuation of our reporting on the diligent and thorough workdone by the New Mexico Environment Department to hold Los Alamos NationalLaboratory (LANL) accountable for not responsibly addressing the hexavalent chromiumplume beneath LANL that has now spread beneath Pueblo de San Ildefonso.

00:04:21

NMED Takes Necessary Action on LANL’s Hexavalent...

CCNS Update ·

2026/02/12

On Tuesday, February 11 th , the New Mexico Environment Department took boldactions to hold the Department of Energy (DOE) and Los Alamos National Laboratory(LANL) accountable for the release and distribution of hexavalent chromiumcontamination into the regional drinking water aquifer and onto Pueblo de San Ildefonsolands. The Environment Department released two administrative compliance orders,both with civil penalties, totaling over $15,775,000.00.

00:04:25

Stop House Bill 207 – Keep Oil and Gas Waste Out of...

CCNS Update ·

2026/02/05

Last week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a legislative message forHouse Bill 207, which calls for the discharge of “produced water” to New Mexico’srivers, streams and groundwater. Produced water is a highly toxic waste byproduct ofoil and gas operations. No treatment technologies currently exist that might allow for thesafe discharge of produced water to water resources.

00:04:18

URGENT! Contact U.S. Republican Senators to Ask Trump...

CCNS Update ·

2026/01/29

We have just a few days to ensure the last remaining arms control treatybetween the United States and Russia continues with its numerical cap of 1,550deployed strategic nuclear weapons for each country. The New START treaty is set toexpire after Wednesday, February 4 th . Please contact Republican U.S. Senators.Request that President Trump respond to President Putin’s proposal to informallyextend the treaty for one year.

00:04:08

Save New START Before it Expires on February 4 th -...

CCNS Update ·

2026/01/22

The last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia willexpire on Wednesday, February 4 th . Without this treaty, there will be nothing stopping anew, dangerous and wasteful nuclear arms race. Now is the time to demand that bothcountries agree to Save New START.

00:04:15

Celebrating Five Years of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

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2026/01/15

On Thursday, January 22 th , the world and New Mexicans will mark five yearssince the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons became international law.Nuclear weapons are now illegal.

00:04:15

No New Arms Race: Save New START Before it Expires on...

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2026/01/08

00:04:25

CCNS Nuclear Literacy Program to Educate...

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2026/01/01

For over eighty years, the People of New Mexico have borne the burden of the1943 establishment of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Through theCongressional continuing resolution process, LANL may receive an additional $1 billiondollars to support expansion of the number of plutonium triggers, or plutonium pits,fabricated for nuclear weapons. The people of northern New Mexico are unaware of theeffects that this potentially may have on nearby communities. The effects of eightdecades of nuclear

00:04:16

2025 Highlights and What is in Store for 2026

CCNS Update ·

2025/12/25

Please allow us to state the obvious: 2025 has been a busy year in terms ofaddressing proposals for MORE to support the growing nuclear weapons complex inNew Mexico. From Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to the Waste Isolation PilotPlant (WIPP), the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administrationhave big plans. Specifically, we’ll continue to oppose them.

00:04:17

Less Than 50 Days Before New START Treaty Expires!...

CCNS Update ·

2025/12/18

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or the New START Agreement, is setto expire on Thursday, February 5 th , 2026 – in less than 50 days. The New STARTAgreement is the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United Statesand the Russian Federation.

00:04:12

Putin Proposed to Extend New START Treaty for One...

CCNS Update ·

2025/12/11

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, is set to expire onThursday, February 5 th , 2026. In late September, President Putin proposed to extendthe treaty for one year. President Trump has yet to formerly respond. On October 5th,he said, “[It] sounds like a good idea to me.”

00:03:55

Resumption of Nuclear-Explosive Testing: A Dangerous...

CCNS Update ·

2025/12/04

In a Truth Social post that reverberated around the world, on October 29President Donald Trump wrote: “Because of other countries’ testing programs,I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weaponson an equal basis.”

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