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Tina Cordova and the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium 

November 21, 2023

On November 3 in Washington, DC, PSR bestowed a Health Hero Award upon Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium. In her acceptance speech, Cordova spoke about what Downwinders have experienced and the current debate in Congress over the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

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URGENT: Call Speaker Mike Johnson TODAY to support justice for nuclear affected communities

November 8, 2023
The Time To Act Is Now

Make a call to the key decision-maker on the NDAA today and urge him to keep provisions to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) in the bill.

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Democrat and Republican lawmakers join forces to say: “Expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act”

September 21, 2023

Democrat and Republican Senators and Representatives joined forces for a remarkable September 20 press event to express bipartisan support for expanding and extending the protections offered by the Radiation Exposure…

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Victims of radiation exposure experience rare win in U.S. Senate: What to know and how to help

August 25, 2023

The RECA Amendments of 2023 Act seeks to extend RECA for an additional 19 years and expand eligibility for victims of radiation exposure.

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The Legacy of Oppenheimer You Won’t See in Theaters

July 21, 2023

While the audience will bear witness to the moral dilemmas Oppenheimer battled — what they won’t see are the communities that have been harmed by the legacy of Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project. 

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Tell Your Members of Congress: Expand Recognition and Compensation for Nuclear Weapons Victims

July 19, 2023

Tell your Representative and Senators to co-sponsor HR 4426 / S 1751, legislation to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) before it’s too late.

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New Bill Seeks Justice for U.S. Communities Harmed by Radiation Exposure at the hands of the U.S. Government

May 25, 2023

The reintroduced bill seeks to extend and expand a program that compensates victims of the nuclear weapons development and testing. 

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Urge your representatives to support victims of nuclear weapons development and testing and expand RECA now

May 12, 2022
Expand RECA: The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Ask Congress to support H.R. 5338 and S.2798

INACTIVE – Urge your representatives to champion justice for American citizens harmed by nuclear weapons development and testing, and support the RECA amendments of 2021!

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Show Support for Victims of Nuclear Weapons this Downwinders Day

January 27, 2022

INACTIVE – January 27 is the National Day of Remembrance for Downwinders, those exposed to deadly radiation from nuclear testing. Urge Congress to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

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