In 1990, Congress passed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which allowed compensation to people with cancer at several levels. It was later expanded. Downwinders — including those who ...

This article was first published by Source New Mexico. Visit sourcenm.org to read more. A federal program to apologize and acknowledge the harms of radiation exposure is out of time, and for those ...

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Thanks to their efforts, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, was passed in 1990. Originally drafted by Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, RECA is a critical piece of legislation designed to ...

On Thursday, Danforth said Hawley’s political style as an antagonistic, camera-seeking populist is the reason the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act renewal bill failed to get to a vote before ...

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two Native American women are ...

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s bill extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act through 2030 while hiking some payouts and adding communities in seven states to its list of recipients. WASHINGTON ...

Missouri Republican incumbent Josh Hawley is facing off against Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce for his U.S. Senate seat.

RECA expired in June after Congress failed to extend it, but downwinders in Utah are urging their House delegation to ...

Etcitty-Roger is one of at least 30 advocates who journeyed to D.C. this week to push for passage of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act reauthorization. Many are tribal members from Zuni ...

Her father died of lung cancer. When Etcitty-Roger was diagnosed with cancer, her doctor asked if she had worked with uranium and told her he believed uranium exposure caused her cancer.