Tag Archives: Leona Morgan

In fight over Holtec nuclear storage site, Native Americans appeal to one of their own via lohud

Posted on 2021/09/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear waste canisters would come to New Mexico by barge and rail from shuttered nuclear plants like Indian Point in Buchanan and Oyster Creek in New Jersey and others where nuclear waste is housed. Adrian HeddenThomas C. Zambito Holtec International … Continue reading →

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With First Native Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, Hope Grows U.S. Will Confront Toxic Uranium Legacy via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2021/03/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Deb Haaland, a tribal citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, is being sworn in as secretary of the interior and will be the first Native American ever to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet. Just four Republicans joined Democrats in voting … Continue reading →

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Remembering Fukushima 10 Years Later via Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Posted on 2021/03/05 by nfield

Oregon PSR remembers the nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant in Japan on March 11th, 2011. To mark the ten year anniversary of this tragic event, we are hosting a film screening and panel discussion to explore … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s nuclear rush via Search Light New Mexico

Posted on 2021/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A massive nuclear waste site near Carlsbad is seemingly on a fast track. Can the company behind it be trusted? Sammy Feldblum and Tovah Strong This article was reported in collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts’ journalism program. … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power As an Environmental Justice Issue via NEIS

Posted on 2020/09/13 by nfield
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Nuclear Colonialism: Indigenous opposition grows against proposal for nation’s largest nuclear storage facility in NM via NM Political Report

Posted on 2019/11/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Kendra Chamberlain A proposal for New Mexico to house one of the world’s largest nuclear waste storage facilities has drawn opposition from nearly every indigenous nation in the state. Nuclear Issues Study Group co-founder and Diné organizer Leona Morgan told … Continue reading →

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