Radiation Exposure Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/radiation-exposure/ Only what you care about Mon, 10 Jun 2024 05:38:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png Radiation Exposure Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/radiation-exposure/ 32 32 220501511 RECA Program Expires: Concerns for New Mexico Downwinders https://thelocalnews.app/reca-program-expires-concerns-for-new-mexico-downwinders/ https://thelocalnews.app/reca-program-expires-concerns-for-new-mexico-downwinders/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 05:38:23 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=60373 After 34 years of providing aid to individuals affected by radiation exposure from nuclear tests and uranium mining, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has expired, leaving many in New Mexico, particularly in areas like Albuquerque, wondering about the future. Advocates Express Disappointment Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, expressed deep concern, […]

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]]> https://thelocalnews.app/reca-program-expires-concerns-for-new-mexico-downwinders/feed/ 0 60373 RECA Expires: Uncertainty for New Mexico Radiation Victims https://thelocalnews.app/reca-expires-uncertainty-for-new-mexico-radiation-victims/ https://thelocalnews.app/reca-expires-uncertainty-for-new-mexico-radiation-victims/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 05:51:40 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=60003 After 34 years of aid, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has expired, leaving those affected by radiation from nuclear tests and uranium mining, particularly in New Mexico, in limbo. Expired Assistance Leaves New Mexicans Wondering The failure to extend RECA came after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson did not bring a vote on a […]

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