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Radiation exposure victims fight for compensation as nuclear weapons funding soars

By Chloe Shrager | Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Weapons

A protester near the Trinity nuclear test site. Legislation to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was recently reintroduced in the US Senate after stalling in the House late im 2024. (Credit: Jonny Coker / KRWG)

The 15-minute interview: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act

By John Mecklin | Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Waste