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Decades Against Diablo with Mothers for Peace

After protesting the Vietnam War, the organization Mothers for Peace turned their attention to another social and environmental threat: nuclear weapons, power, and waste. They have been fighting the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant since 1973. Fifty years later, as California re-evaluates the future of Diablo Canyon, members Linda Seeley and Jane Swanson once again voice their concerns.

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