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 ...

Utah residents affected by radiation exposure can now apply for expanded cancer compensation under the reinstated RECA ...

Last fall, a delegation of community members from Navajo Nation, Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, Hopi and Zuni journeyed to Washington D.C. to urge Congress to pass an extension of RECA. (Photos by ...

The Senate voted to expand compensation for victims of radiation exposure. Some Navajo Nation residents, who are among the most affected by nuclear fallout and environmental contamination, were ...

A St. Louis advocacy group is fighting misinformation as it tries to steer people in the right direction.This is happening as ...

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For Karen Nickel, reviving and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was bittersweet. Nickel and Dawn Chapman were part of Just Moms STL, a group that's been raising awareness and seeking ...

A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the federal ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s been one year since Americans were last compensated for radiation exposure, as New Mexico advocates continue to urge Congress to bring it back. The Radiation Exposure ...

ST. LOUIS — Thursday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump's massive policy bill. It includes something local advocates have been pushing for years now: compensation for ...