Mosko: Garden Grove Was a Warning, San Onofre Is the Test
James Heddle James Heddle

Mosko: Garden Grove Was a Warning, San Onofre Is the Test

In Garden Grove, the threat from a tank holding roughly 7,000 gallons of a common hazardous industrial liquid — about one-third the volume of a typical backyard swimming pool — was enough to force the evacuation of a reported 50,000 residents, close schools and roads, open emergency shelters, and mobilize a massive public-safety response.

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Olympic Torch, Meet Nuclear Waste
James Heddle James Heddle

Olympic Torch, Meet Nuclear Waste

The 2026 Winter Olympics have just concluded in Italy — dazzling performances on ice and snow, punctuated by the occasional over-confessional athlete and embarrassing U.S. official (here and here). But taken together, the Games once again captured the global imagination, reminding us how powerfully a single flame can unite us and hold the world’s attention. In two years, that flame will be lit in Los Angeles.

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