Safe Energy Rights Group

08/21/2026

There's an alarming development in the works at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). At the same time that the Administration is pushing the industry to build more nuclear plants (the slowest most expensive way to produce electricity) they are also undermining the already insufficient safety standards that set how much radiation people are allowed to be exposed to.

Please go to www.protectbetter.org, and click on 'NRC Comments' to find out about making a comment on this proposed weakening of radiation protections.

07/06/2026

This is bad news for public health and safety.

Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists, warned that the change could ultimately make it so that currently low doses of radiation that workers and the public are exposed to “could increase really all the way up to regulatory limits without any sanction from the NRC.”

He said this could include by having employees work longer shifts and therefore getting more radiation exposure.

Overall, he said, “this is opening the door for sloppier practices” and “worse management.”

The federal government is proposing to overhaul radiation safety regulations for nuclear power, including by eliminating a long-term principle for nuclear safety. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission …

06/30/2026

If you can’t attend in person, please register for TODAY’S presentation on nuclear plants in New York and what’s happening at Indian Point:

Nuclear energy is too toxic, too dangerous, too expensive, and too slow to build to be a real solution to the climate or affordability crisis facing New York families. It is also an environmental justice disaster, with Indigenous communities carrying a disproportionate share of the harm. Despite all...

06/29/2026

It's great the Food & Water Watch is presenting events around NY State tomorrow (June 30th) regarding the misguided push for new nuclear plants and subsidies for existing ones. Very few people are aware of the risks and health effects of this MOST expensive way to produce electricity.

For anyone in the lower Hudson region, there will be a hybrid event at the Hendrick Hudson library, 185 Kings Ferry Road in Montrose, at 3:30 TOMORROW focusing on Indian Point.

Hope a lot of people can be there in person!

06/23/2026

Nuclear is not the solution to the climate crisis. In France they are shutting down reactors during an extreme heatwave because they cannot be cooled.

The Legislature must pass the NYS Ratepayer Protection Nuclear Moratorium Act (S9962/A11433), which would pause new nuclear power projects in New York for 2.5 years to assess the costs and impacts. We should not let Governor Kathy Hochul waste our hard earned money on a false solution.

See the comments for an LTE by SEnRG cofounder Courtney Williams in support of the NYS Ratepayer Protection Nuclear Moratorium Act (S9962/A11433) published by the Peekskill Herald.

This weather pattern has trapped scorching air over the region, pushing temperatures as high as 46C in some areas

04/29/2026

What if bodies of water were guaranteed legal rights that would criminalize their destruction? What if communities could enact laws that prevented - rather than regulated - their pollution?
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 1pm Eastern
Free online event, register below

Join religious and environmental leaders to learn more about the Legal Rights of Nature Movement and the NYS Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights (A05156A).
We'll discuss connections to the work of Thomas Berry and the potential benefit of the Movement to the efforts of local environmental organizations.

What if bodies of water were guaranteed legal rights that would criminalize their destruction? What if communities could enact laws that prevented - rather than regulated - their pollution? ​...

04/24/2026

04/06/2026

**Join Food & Water Action and allies for a memorable evening with the candidates running to represent NY Congressional District 17 - covering parts of Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam counties.** The Trump Administration is taking away our rights to clean water, a safe climate, and affordable ener...