Cape Downwinders

09/27/2026

09/24/2026

https://provincetownindependent.org/featured/2026/09/23/dep-commissioner-upholds-block-of-pilgrim-wastewater-release/

PLYMOUTH — Holtec International, the company that purchased and began decommissioning the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in 2019, has failed in its attempt to overturn a state environmental ruling […]

09/24/2026

https://conta.cc/4yTlVwD

Email from Cape Downwinders Chapter 503 is not an obstacle to democracy. It is democracy. For immediate release-Thursday, September 24, 2026 Commonwealth Coalition for Democracy and Safe Energy Contac

09/17/2026

You did it!! All the letters, calls, stand outs, being there Saved Our Bay!!! With gratitude!

A state decision keeps wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear power station out of Cape Cod Bay. But is the controversy really over?

08/28/2026

URGENT! Send comments to reject the NRC/Trump admin plans to remove radiological exposure standards and protections.
Deadline is Monday, August 31.
Harvard study:
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-risk-may-increase-with-proximity-to-nuclear-power-plants/

Link to sign on for comments:
https://www.protectbetter.org/nrc-comments

In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.

06/22/2026

https://thebulletin.org/2025/11/trumps-new-radiation-exposure-limits-could-be-catastrophic-for-women-and-girls/

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe.

06/08/2026

https://www.change.org/p/urging-senator-barrett-to-protect-mass-voters-right-to-decide-on-new-nuclear-power-plants?source_location=search

Urging Senator Barrett To Protect Mass Voters’ Right to Decide on New Nuclear Power Plants