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Lawyers for the Association to Preserve Cape Cod are making a detailed legal argument to the state that discharge of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is illegal, regardless of whether the water is contaminated. They say the state Ocean Sanctuaries Act prohibits new discharges of industrial waste into Cape Cod Bay, with narrow exceptions that don’t apply to Pilgrim. Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, revealed the 10-page legal an...

Salt Lake Tribune guest columnist Michael O'Brien recalls the tale of Puff the Hamster and explores the theological notion that animals go to heaven.

The company that owns the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Holtec, has filed for modification of a federal permit to discharge water from the spent nuclear fuel pool into Cape Cod Bay. Although the water contains radioactive material, the application filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deals only with non-radiological pollution. Radioactivity in the water is regulated separately, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Holtec spokesman Patrick O’Brien said the water already meets r...

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress shows us how people in Schuylkill County are celebrating more than just Irish heritage.

If you're looking for the best things to do in Philly this week, you've come to the right place.

The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation will throw a party Saturday to unveil its new painting of Delaware's tall ship in the 1652 battle in which it sank.

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Opponents of the proposed discharge of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station packed a meeting on the future of the station last night. Ryan Collins of Bourne received a standing ovation from the audience when he presented a thick binder of signatures from his Change.org petition. The petition calls for a stop to the discharge plan. It garnered more than 200,000 signatures. In his remarks to the state panel on Pilgrim, which includes representatives from Pilgrim owner Holtec, C...

A new exhibit at the Copeland Maritime Center will show the Battle of Buchan Ness and the fateful day the first Kalmar Nyckel was sunk.

New Jersey-based Holtec International already has spent an estimated $80 million in its pursuit of a 40-year license to build and operate the complex, which would temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation.