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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
Roger Witherspoon
May 3, 20208 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
May 28, 201612 min read

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.
Roger Witherspoon
Apr 15, 20168 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Mar 31, 20167 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Mar 4, 20167 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 13, 20166 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 18, 20166 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Aug 17, 20145 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Jul 19, 20146 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 16, 20143 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Jan 15, 20145 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 21, 20137 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Oct 7, 20139 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Aug 25, 20136 min read

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...
Roger Witherspoon
Jul 29, 20138 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Mar 15, 201316 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 11, 20139 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Feb 1, 20138 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Dec 13, 20127 min read


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...
Roger Witherspoon
Nov 30, 20125 min read
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