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Tom Bailie, nuclear ‘downwinder’ who led rallying cry against ‘industrial recklessness’ at Hanford,...
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTom Bailie, an outspoken Eastern Washington farmer who became a prominent voice for thousands of...
Atomic bomb testing killed my husband and dad. We need to protect other 'downwinders'
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLast Sunday, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster “Oppenheimer,” which tells the story of the development...
As “Oppenheimer” puts spotlight on nuclear tests, Hawley pushes to expand exposure benefits
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“This is the legacy of the nuclear development and testing that took place in our country during the...
Lawmakers demand reparations for New Mexicans imperiled by nuclear bomb testing
Carlsbad Current-Argus via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen the U.S.’ first nuclear bomb was detonated in south-central New Mexico, it was believed to set...
Mohave County 'downwinders' see renewed hope after decades of disappointment
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSo many of Matthew Capalby’s friends, relatives and neighbors in Kingman got cancer. He thought that...
Most surprising facts about the radioactive particles that poison the air after a nuclear bomb...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRadioactive nuclear fallout is impossible to escape — most Americans, and certain sea creatures that...
Oppenheimer's nuclear fallout: How his atomic legacy destroyed my world
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLeading up to the the very first atomic explosion in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Manhattan Project...
St. Louis County members want Congress to expand federal compensation for radiation exposure
Scripps News via AOL· 12 hours agoMore communities are asking the U.S. government to expand compensation for potential radiation...
Tularosa Basin Downwinders honor those affected by Trinity Site nuke tests in New Mexico
Alamogordo Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTULAROSA, NM- The Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium (TBDC) held a peaceful demonstration on...
Radius: The legacy of America’s nuclear weapons testing program from States Newsroom and MuckRock
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAmericans are typically told the story of the scientists who built the atomic bomb as an...