As America finally begins to address alternatives to fossil fuels, solar and wind have become a mainstay in energy conversations. Idaho Power has proposed the “Clean Energy Your Way” program, allowing customers to subscribe to receive energy from solar panels that...
Although I have not seen all the films yet, this year’s International Uranium Film Festival did not disappoint. Two films about the Marshall Islands stood out to me; “Children of Strategic Trust” and “Sea Gypsies: The Plutonium Dome.” It...
BOISE, ID — Clean energy advocates are commending Idaho Power for asking the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to green light the expansion of clean and renewable energy options available to customers. One of those programs is Clean Energy Your Way, which Idaho...
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” ~Milan Kundera On April 1st the Idaho Falls Post Register included a piece by Jakob Thorington. The article celebrates sixteen years of successful clean-up work at the Idaho National...
The Snake River Alliance lost a treasured member of the family. Although we are deeply saddened, we are so happy that you were here, sharing your wisdom and spreading your love to everyone around you, Dorian. Without Dorian there would be no nuclear watchdog in Idaho....
Recently the Public News Service printed an article about radioactive soil from Australia being shipped and stored in Idaho. We at the Snake River Alliance thought we would share with our supporters the efforts we took for this story to see the light of day. We were...
What is the True Cost? In 2021 the nuclear industry once again showed the American taxpayer its true colors. Federal indictments, bribery scandals, environmental injustice, funding uncertainty, unkept promises, radioactive waste, and the realization that nuclear...
The nuclear industry, specifically those that dabble in so-called “advanced ” small (or micro) modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs) have a big problem. Most use a fuel called HALEU (high-assay low enriched uranium) which is enriched to 5 – 20%. Russia is about...
By Ruby Stigers Those living near Nuclear Power Plants (NPP’s) face extreme health risks. Blood, thyroid, breast, and other forms of cancer have the potential to form due to the various types of radioactive emissions that escape the NPP’s through the air, water, and...
Idaho congressman Mike Simpson has unveiled a plan to remove the four Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD). These dams -Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, and Lower Granite – are all situated in Oregon along the lower Snake River. The motivation behind the...
