Yavapai County Board of Supervisors remembers Downwinders, talks CDBGs
The first meeting of the new composition of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors following the November election was held in Prescott on Wednesday, January 8th. District 2 Superintendent James Gregory was reelected as President, and District 1 Superintendent Brooks Compton was elected Vice President. declaration During the meeting, the board designated Monday, January 27, […]
Mohave County Downwinders see RECA expansion, first in 30 years
A great many of Matthew Capalby’s friends, relatives and Kingman’s neighbors got cancer. By the time he turned 30, he knew it was inevitable. Beginning in the 1950s, Kingman’s population was depleted by a cancer deemed too common to be called “random.” One family he knew in Kingman lost 19 people to various types of […]
On the heels of ‘Oppenheimer’ and a new Princeton study, there’s hope for downwinders
(Associated Press) This photo shows an aerial photograph after the first atomic explosion at the Trinity Proving Ground in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Mary Dixon from the Salt Lake Tribune | August 3, 2023, 12pm After years of hard work, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act With (RECA) expanded by Congress, we finally see an […]
Greg Stanton uses “Oppenheimer” craze to help downwinders
PHOENIX — Rep. Greg Stanton vowed Thursday to renew his efforts to bring justice to Arizona’s forgotten downwinders. He said cancer-causing radiation victims in Arizona from nuclear testing have been without compensation for too long. “Time is running out for Americans,” Mr. Stanton said in a statement. “The time has long passed for the federal […]
Downwinders compensation will expire soon for victims of radiation testing in Mojave Desert | Nation and World
A decades-old scheme to compensate people exposed to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining is due to expire next year without being extended, quickly closing the narrow window for those who could suffer new related illnesses. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was passed in 1990 to compensate and avoid lawsuits for those who were […]
Some ‘downwinders’ in Mohave County who were exposed to nuclear test radiation are still waiting for federal help
Nevada Department of Environmental Protection A nuclear bomb being tested in Nevada in 1957. During and after World War II, the United States tested more than 1,000 nuclear weapons across the country and in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Hundreds of them exploded in the southwestern United States, mainly in Nevada and New Mexico. The […]
Silver Belt | Downwinders still eligible for compensation
The U.S. government has extended the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program through June 10, 2024. Lump sum coverage if you have cancer or have lost a family member to cancer and he falls into one of three categories: · Uranium miners, millers, ore transporters ・”On-site participants” in atmospheric nuclear tests · People who lived […]
All downwinders deserve justice from US
In response to the Dec. 29 column “Congress Must Do More With Borrowed Time,” the author misses the broader context of the current legislation extending and extending the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. . His RECA, passed in 1990, excluded far more people than has ever been admitted. We are well aware of how devastating that […]
County Shows Solidarity With Downwinders
Friday, January 27, has been designated as a national day of remembrance for those who worked or lived downwind of nuclear test sites during the Cold War, and those later affected by radiation exposure. The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on January 4 to approve a resolution approving the anniversary. Nuclear testing in […]
