Robert Alvarez
A Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., where he is currently focused on nuclear disarmament, environmental and energy policies. Between 1993 and 1999, Mr. Alvarez served as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for National Security and the Environment. Bob worked to help establish the environmental cleanup program in the Department of Energy, strengthened the Clean Air Act, uncovered several serious nuclear safety and health problems, improved medical radiation regulations, and created a transition program for communities and workers affected by the closure of nuclear weapons facilities. In 1975 Bob helped found and direct the Environmental Policy Institute (EPI), a respected national public interest organization. He helped enact several federal environmental laws, wrote several influential studies and organized successful political coalitions. He helped organize a successful lawsuit on behalf of the family of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear worker and active union member who was killed under mysterious circumstances in 1974. Bob Alvarez is an award winning author and has published articles in prominent publications such as Science Magazine, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Technology Review and the Washington Post. He has been featured in television programs such as NOVA and 60 Minutes and most recently on CNN regarding the North Korean nuclear situation.
Dr. Judy Johnsrud
Dr. Judy Johnsrud, Director of Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power. Longtime grassroots activist and leader. Original intervener against the construction permit for Three Mile Island.
Judy is a Geographer who studies the siting of nuclear power plants and is often called "The Mother Jones of Three
Mile Island." Judy is legendary within the anti-nuclear movement. She regularly testifies before regulatory commissions
in Washington and is regarded as a leading expert on the impact of nuclear power on civilian populations
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