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Federal program to compensate downwinders expires after Republicans block it
Today's News-Herald· 10 hours agoTsosie’s father, grandfather, and uncles all worked as uranium miners on the Navajo Nation near Cove, Arizona, from the 1940s to the 1960s. RECA is a program that compensates ...
Congressman Paul Gosar: RECA Act needs to be reauthorized & expanded
Today's News-Herald· 6 days agoThe United States government conducted atmospheric weapons development tests as part of Cold War...
Program to compensate people downwind of nuclear weapons tests sunsets
Tribune via AOL· 16 hours agoJun. 9—A federal program to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to radiation through uranium mining or nuclear weapons testing is ending.
Speaker Johnson, hear the prayers of nuclear weapons testing victims. It's time to act.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLeslie Begay is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and a resident of Coyote Canyon, New...
Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 4 days agoThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements. Most agreements are with countries that...
A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles
The Nation· 6 days agoThe late Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon made this point forcefully in an October 2021 piece in...
House fails to extend aid for former uranium mine workers, many with cancer
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn April, H.R. 8097 was introduced...Johnson withdrew the vote for the bill, preventing even the minimal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act extension...to people impacted ...
A Call for Justice: Addressing Uranium Mining Catastrophe on Navajo Land
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLast Monday, the United States paid tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate...
Robotic dog 'Spot' shown off on Capitol Hill as lawmakers continue AI, robotics talks
WJLA· 6 days agoLawmakers got to interact with robots on Capitol Hill and recently Boston Dynamics brought its...
Ukraine is ground zero in battle for ecocide law
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoStaff at the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine call the 35-day Russian occupation of the facility “nuclear terrorism.” “We protect the...
