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December 8, 2025: Mothers for Peace filed Comments with the Central Coast Regional Water Board opposing the permits to allow extended operation of Diablo Canyon

MFP is deeply concerned about the undisputed damage which is being done to thelocal marine environment by DCNP’s once-through cooling system (OTC): entrainment, impingement, thermal pollution - as well as toxic materials regularly discharged into the ocean. In its comments, MFP urges the Central …

December 7, 2025: Mothers for Peace/Diablo Canyon/PG&E in the News

Mothers for Peace Board Member Linda Parks had her letter to the editor published in the December 7 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is not needed and poses risks. Why keep it open? Board Member Julie Mansfield-Wells' letter was published in the December 4 …

December 5, 2025: URGENT – Comments Due to CA Coastal Commission

The California Coastal Commission is one of the few remaining venues to stop the extended operation of Diablo Canyon, so this request for action is crucial. At the November hearing, the staff report for the California Coastal Commission (CCC) supported the proposal of a small portion of …

October 29, 2025: Mothers for Peace praises Senator Laird’s call for stronger Coastal Commission oversight of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

Mothers for Peace supports State Senator Laird’s demand for full seismic testing, fiscal transparency, and permanent land conservation before any further operating extension is approved Mothers for Peace strongly supports California State Senator John Laird’s October 23rd letter to the …

Oct 22-23, 2025: The Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee meets locally

Wednesday & Thursday, October 22-23, 2025Point San Luis Conference RoomAvila Lighthouse SuitesFirst & San Francisco Streets, Avila Beach, California online access Meeting ID 816 7436 1192 agenda Some highlights of the meetings include the following: Morning Session - …

September 24, 2025: Diablo Canyon Decommissioning Engagement Panel meeting

Wednesday, September 246 - 8pmSLO County Government Center1055 Monterey Stonline accessagenda and resources The topic of this meeting is the current status of California's energy grid and the roll of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant. There will be presentations from: -David Erne, Deputy …

September 14, 2025: SLO Mothers for Peace Garden Party

Join us on September 14, 2025 at 2:00pm for an afternoon filled with fun and community spirit. Let's come together to celebrate our love for Planet Earth and support a great cause - stopping the 20-year extension of Diablo Canyon's nuclear reactors. Don't miss out on the opportunity to connect …

August 26, 2025: MFP and Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility take the California Public Utilities Commission to court over PG&E’s rate increases from Diablo Canyon Extension

August 26, 2025 - San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace (MFP) and Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, are challenging the CPUC for allowing PG&E to charge ratepayers $723 million to cover the costs for extending Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s operation through 2025. The …

Summer 2025 Newsletter

Summer 2025 NEWSLETTER Mothers for Peace is working to protect our world from a nuclear accident at the 1960-era Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, built above and surrounded by active earthquake faults. We are up against an increasingly disarrayed nuclear regulatory system and the deep pockets of …

July 31, 2025: Mothers for Peace sent a letter to Sen. Padilla, highlighting the Trump Administration’s rebuff of his Diablo Canyon Earthquake Concerns

In the wake of sobering tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake struck the east coast of Russia, Mothers for Peace issued an urgent letter to U.S. Senator Padilla, calling for immediate action in response to NRC decisions renouncing the agency’s commitment to fully evaluate earthquake risks at …