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The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been a lifeline for some people and families exposed to toxins linked to decades-old nuclear weapons tests, but advocates say more people deserve ...

Utah’s soils bear the scars of a nuclear past that continues to impact residents today. Between 1945 and 1962, nuclear tests at the Nevada Testing Grounds exposed Utah to nuclear fallout, and related ...

Members of tribal nations from Arizona and New Mexico have been in Washington, D.C. this week advocating for the House of Representatives to vote on a bill to reauthorize and expand the Radiation ...

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The federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expired on Friday, and there’s no word on whether the U.S. House will act to revive it. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was leading an effort to expand the ...

The idea is to expand the scope of the federal Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act (RECA), which helps provide financial compensation for some people who were impacted by the U.S.’s legacy of ...

CLOSER THAN WE’VE EVER BEEN BEFORE. A BIG WIN LAST WEEK FOR DOWNWINDERS IN NEW MEXICO. THIS COMES AFTER THE SENATE APPROVED TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. ACTION 7 NEWS ...

SANTE FE, N.M. — The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during ...

Cheryl Poxleitner, 71, grew up on farms in North Central Idaho’s Lewis County. When she was 8, her family moved to Craigmont ...

SANTA FE, N.M. >> The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during ...