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House leaders deny justice to radiation exposure victims, but the struggle continues

December 14, 2023

This year, PSR and allied organizations have been fighting to expand and extend health benefits to impacted communities from U.S. nuclear weapons development and testing.

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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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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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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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