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Environmental advocacy group files lawsuit to stop SONGS demolition

Environmental advocacy group files lawsuit to stop SONGS demolition
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By Samantha Nelson

According to Samuel Lawrence Foundation, nuclear waste stored at San Onofre poses an environmental threat to the region. File photo REGION — The Samuel Lawrence Foundation, a Del Mar-based environmental advocacy group, is suing the California Coastal Commission to overturn the agency’s approval of demolishing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

The nonprofit group has been challenging San Onofre and its owner, Southern California Edison, for some time. According to the group, nuclear waste stored at San Onofre poses an environmental threat to the region and the nearly 8.6 million people that live within 50 miles of the plant.

San Onofre, which sits between the coast and Interstate 5 on Camp Pendleton’s base, is currently undergoing its decommissioning process. The nuclear plant operated from 1968 to 2013, and in 2019 the California Coastal Commission approved demolition of the plant, which will take about a decade to complete.

The foundation’s lawsuit against the state commission, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, is seeking an injunction that will halt further decommissioning of the plant. Also named in the lawsuit is Southern California Edison. Samuel Lawrence Foundation opposed the commission’s decision to approve the permit that allows for the […]

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