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VNRC files testimony on Yankee tritium leak
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jon Groveman, Water Program Co-Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Phone: 802-223-2328 x 119 — jgroveman@vnrc.org
VNRC files legal paperwork on Yankee tritium leak
July 1, 2010
Montpelier, Vt. – In testimony to be filed July 2, the Vermont Natural Resources Council asserts that groundwater pollution at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant violates the state’s recently-enacted groundwater public trust law.
“Every Vermonter owns Vermont’s… Continue reading
Shupe: The insidious costs of our oil addiction
The study concludes that families should not spend more than 45 percent of household income on a combination of housing and transportation. In rural Franklin County, those combined costs are as high as 61 percent of household income and this pattern repeats itself across the region. Areas where housing might be considered affordable are, according to the “housing and affordability index,” among the least affordable places to live. Continue reading
Greenpeace and Dr. Helen Caldicott underscores health impacts of Vermont Yankee
Vermont Yankee is one of the oldest and most dangerous nuclear facilities in the country. It has released tritium, cesium, manganese and zinc into the soil. Continue reading
Greenpeace, Dr. Helen Caldicott to highlight health impacts of Vermont Yankee on Monday, March 29
Community members, Dr. Helen Caldicott, and Greenpeace to call for the closure of Vermont Yankee.
WHO:
Dr. Helen Caldicott, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility
Susan Ritz, VNRC board member and Montpelier resident
Jarred Cobb, Greenpeace organizer
WHAT:
Greenpeace, Dr. Helen Caldicott and Susan Ritz will hold a press conference at the Main Street Landing to highlight the health impacts of Vermont Yankee and… Continue reading
Why is Vermont so slow to move to a low carbon diet?
Here in Vermont the disappointment of Copenhagen means one thing: We must redouble our efforts to cut our own emissions. Continue reading
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