With a license already extended ten years beyond its original design specs, the Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant near Manitowoc is applying to extend the use for another 20 years. […]
Point Beach Nuclear Unit 1 emergency shut-down
On July 31, 2021, the Point Beach Nuclear Power Reactor experienced a number of valve and computer monitoring failures which could have been catastrophic, had it not been for manual […]
To protest nuclear war and honor those who died
To commemorate those who died in the bombing by the United States of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II 76 years ago, and to protest the billions of dollars […]
Does Wisconsin want an 80 year-old nuclear facility?
The current owners of the Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant in Manitowoc are working for approval to extend the license of that facility another 30 years, which would make it […]
The Role of Storytelling in Public Health and Environmental Justice
In this episode, Patty explores the intersection between environmental justice and public health. She is joined in the studio by Monica Vohmann, a practicing family medicine physician and member of […]
Physicians for Social responsibility: Ban the Bomb!
One of the goals of Physicians for Social Responsibility is to ban nuclear weapons — not some, but all nuclear weapons worldwide. Jan talks with Dr. Paula Rogge and Vicki […]