Jan. 27—WASHINGTON — A program to compensate uranium miners and people who lived downwind of nuclear bomb testing then developed certain cancers came to an end last summer, but Sens. Ben Ray Luján and ...

Last fall, a delegation of community members from Navajo Nation, Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, Hopi and Zuni journeyed to Washington D.C. to urge Congress to pass an extension of RECA. (Photos by ...

The Senate voted to expand compensation for victims of radiation exposure. Some Navajo Nation residents, who are among the most affected by nuclear fallout and environmental contamination, were ...

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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was able to include the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in a major budgetary package signed by President Trump last week. It expands the number of Missouri residents who can ...

For Karen Nickel, reviving and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was bittersweet. Nickel and Dawn Chapman were part of Just Moms STL, a group that's been raising awareness and seeking ...

A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the federal ...

RECA compensation is for anyone who lived, worked or attended school in 21 ZIP codes and developed certain cancers or diseases due to radiation exposure.

ST. LOUIS — Right now, hundreds are submitting claims for compensation through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, known as RECA. 5 On Your Side's Justina Coronel sat down with a St. Louis County ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The New Mexico Department of Justice is warning people about a scam targeting those affected by the first atomic bomb test. The NMDOJ said organizations and attorneys have reached ...