A 2025 RECA expansion excluded Pike County, prompting local officials to push for equal compensation eligibility for nearby communities.

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Phefelia Nez meeting with U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D- N.M.) in Washington D.C.

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 ...

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 ...

Sheron Carter’s brother and grandfather died from cancer after working at the Nevada Test Site. Three years ago, the 66-year-old Las Vegas native was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, she’s demanding ...

Thanks to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) originally put forth in 1990, the federal government recognized the increased cancer risk for individuals living in parts of southern Utah, ...

Bipartisan efforts to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination are faltering. It is set to expire in June. By Catie Edmondson Reporting ...

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