Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 7—Advocates for New Mexico downwinders and former uranium miners minced no words this week about House leadership not holding ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This episode originally aired on November 30, 2025. A recent report indicates that Idaho downwinders stricken with cancer can now get federal compensation. Last week, the Idaho ...

It’s been one year since Congress allowed the program offering payments to downwinders to expire. Now, advocates are hoping the Senate will revive the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, as ...

A nuclear bomb test described in the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer last year exposed southern New Mexicans to radiation that lingered for generations leading to cancers and other health problems. The ...

The federal government’s program that gives payments to people sickened by nuclear weapons testing is one step closer to being reauthorized and expanded. On Tuesday, Senate Republicans passed their ...

Thousands of dollars could come to New Mexicans who grew sick after working in uranium mines or after above ground nuclear tests, but advocates say there is more work to be done and exactly how many ...

Families, activists and legislators are pleading with House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson this week to allow a vote on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act. RECA aims to ...

This National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders is a fitting time to raise awareness about the new eligibility of Idaho Downwinders for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act assistance for ...

Advocates for New Mexico downwinders and former uranium miners minced no words this week about House leadership not holding a vote to extend a law that provides compensation to people sickened by Cold ...