Two national laboratories in the Bay Area are set to furlough employees and halt research operations by Oct. 21 if the government shutdown remains unresolved. Read More…
A team of UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have recently discovered materials that may transform methane from a greenhouse gas emission into an alternative energy source. Read More…
The Berkeley City Council approved a letter Tuesday evening requesting that the University of California cease operating the national weapons labs in Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories. Read More…
UC Berkeley researcher and physics professor Richard A. Muller incited a controversy in the science community recently when he published the results of a climate change study in the New York Times. Read More…
After initial losses in the courts earlier this year, a group of University of California retirees at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory submitted an appeal to the California First District Court of Appeal on Feb. 27, seeking to prove that health coverage benefits they were promised were unfairly altered. The retirees Read More…
SAN FRANCISCO – A local community organization presented its case against the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in federal court Wednesday morning, alleging that the lab handled potentially lethal chemicals without proper environmental review. The organization, Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment, challenged the U.S. Department of Energy, which funds the Read More…
Despite the toll exacted on the East Bay economy by the recession, the strong underlying structure of the economy may allow it to rebound stronger than it was before the crisis, according to a study published Thursday.
After losing in the courts earlier this year in a drawn-out legal battle regarding retirement health benefits, a group of UC retirees at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are appealing the court’s decision, seeking to prove that their original benefits were unfairly altered. The UC Livermore Retiree Group — which Read More…
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced June 9 that it has chosen UC Berkeley to lead a multi-institution consortium that will work to further nuclear nonproliferation and safety in nuclear technology. The new National Science and Security Consortium will continue technical research being done in nuclear technology and will work Read More…
UC retirees who worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory were left to consider an appeal May 26 after the Alameda County Superior Court ruled in favor of the UC Board of Regents after a nine-month petition process revolving around retirement health benefits. The UC Livermore Retiree Group — whose Read More…